A soldier returned home from active duty in a combat zone in Afghanistan and was diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The soldier says, "If there's a loud noise at night, I get under my bed because I think we're getting bombed." What type of experience has the soldier described?

Flashbulb memory

Explanation:

Flashbulb memories are those memories that surprised a person with its occurrence. Flashbulb memories have a dissociation reaction due to which a person feels and acts in a manner that the traumatic event that occurs in the past will occur again.

In these memories the illusion gets misinterpreted by people but the experience is the same. This is also termed as flashback memory. In this, there are diagnosed with PTSD disorder.

The auditory hallucinations occur from inside there are not any external stimuli for it. The nightmares also related to PTSD. This experience was stimulated by the actual sound of the environment.

A. Major depressive Disorder

Explanation:

Major depressive disorder (MDD) occurs with PTSD.

Major depressive disorder is also known as depression. If two week oflow mood is present during most situations then the person is having MDD. Low elf esteem, Low energy, pain without cause and loss of interest in enjoyable activities are symptoms of MDD. People facing MDD may also her or see thing that others cannot, they can also experience years when they are perfectly normal.

It negatively affects the work, education and personal life, sleeping and eating habits. It is caused by a combination of environmental, psychological and genetic factors.

Forty percent of the risk is associated with genetics. it lasts longer than sadness. People with major MDD are treated with antidepressant medication and counselling.