Acute stress disorder and PTSD

Question 1

anxiety disorders related to traumatic events

Answer 1

• acute stress disorder ( immediate onset- within 1 month)
  -Post traumatic stress disorder (delayed onset-aft 1 month )

Question 2

desc acute stress disorder

Answer 2

-dev immediately aft a traumatic event within hrs
- natural remission within 1 month
- if persist beyond 1 month= PTSD

symp:
ANS: palpitation, tremors, hypervigilance,startle response

Dissociative symptoms: stupor, amnesioa, depersonalization, derealization

Emotional symptoms: numbness,fear, anger, sad

Question 3

desc PTSD

Answer 3

anxiety symptoms dev 1 month aft exposure to traumatic event

symp:
- re-experience trauma (dreams,flashbacks,intrusive thoughts,cues around)

-ANS arousal: insomnia,hypervigilance, startle response,ANS symp

-Avoidance behaviour: situations that remind of trauma,social withdrawal