Pronunciation Challenge What Is PTSD, Exactly?

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Do you know what PTSD really is?

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A huge misunderstanding around Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is that it’s most prevalent in military personnel and veterans, but based on calculations from government data, about 90% of people with PTSD have never been to war.
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Key Vocabulary

1. misunderstanding

misunderstanding

[ˌmɪsəndərˈstændɪŋ] (n.)

confusion

[kənˈfjuʒən] (n.)

2. prevalent

prevalent

[ˈprɛvələnt] (adj.)

common

[ˈkɑmən ] (adj.)

3. veteran

veteran

[ˈvɛtərən ] (n.)

soldier

[ˈsoʊlʤər] (n.)

4. calculation

calculation

[ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən ] (n.)

caculator

[ˈkælkjəˌleɪtər] (n.)