Untreated PTSD is associated with a range of negative consequences including substance abuse, severe depression, uncontrollable anxiety, and difficulty adjusting to civilian life. It can also take a toll on others by leading to greater family strife, greater likelihood of divorce, and increased rates of domestic violence and child abuse. Finding an effective way of treating this condition has the potential to help a significant number of people.

What do patients experience in the virtual reality environment?

a. They simply see a video of combat scenes from the war.
b. They get to control an avatar as it moves through a virtual war.
c. They see, hear, and smell familiar scenes from the war.
d. They see and hear scenes from their training

Virtual Reality Environment is a therapy that is used to treat people suffering from PTSD, phobias, and other disorders. In this therapy, virtual reality is created to expose people of their phobias and the areas of their trauma in a safe environment.

In virtual reality therapy, people are exposed to their phobias and traumas where they see, hear, and even smell the similar scenes they experienced, by this they are able to confront their problems and fight it. The purpose of this therapy is to help patients confront their phobias and trauma instead of avoiding or ignoring it.

So, from the given options the correct one is C.