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Which of the following statements is not directly implied from the passage ?

  • A.Any event, or series of events, that overwhelms you with feelings of hopelessness and helplessness and leaves you emotionally shattered, can trigger PTSD.
  • B.PTSD can affect people who personally experience the traumatic event, those who witness the event, or those who pick up the pieces afterwards.
  • C.Whatever the cause for PTSD, with treatment and support, one can learn to manage the symptoms and move past the trauma.
  • D.PTSD is a side-effect of any emergency surgery performed on children too young to fully understand what's happening to them.

Answer: D

The statement that is not directly implied is (d).

The passage says only that PTSD can also result from surgery performed on children too young to understand what is happening to them. Option (d) turns that into a rule about any emergency surgery, and calls PTSD a side-effect of it. The passage says neither that the surgery must be an emergency nor that it always, or even usually, causes PTSD.

(a), (b) and (c) restate sentences of the passage almost word for word: the events that can trigger PTSD, the people it can affect, and the possibility of managing symptoms with treatment and support.

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