Question

Both Kurt and Magda survived airplane crashes. Both experience intrusive memories of the event as well as extreme anxiety and dissociative episodes. In what situation might one be diagnosed with acute stress disorder and the other with posttraumatic stress disorder
A. if one experiences anxiety and the other does notB. if one relives the experience and the other does notC. if one has had symptoms for more than thirty days and the other has notD. if one experiences panic attacks and the other does not

Answer 1

Answer:

C. if one has had symptoms for more than thirty days and the other has not

Explanation:

After a strong distressing situation it is common for the human body to try to cope with what has happened, causing strong physical symptoms like severe stress, this is called acute stress disorder if they last less than a month, however, if they last more, it is a more serious problem, called post-traumatic stress disorder that can have middle to long term effects.