Answer to Question #260020 in Psychology for Sane

Question

What conditions have to be met before a person can be diagnosed with post-traumatic-stress disorder?)

Answer 1

1.      When a person is an exposure to the traumatic event

2.      When a person has one or more symptoms of avoidance

3.      When a person has one or more intrusion symptoms

4.      When one has symptoms of adverse changes in mood and feelings

5.      When one has signs of changes in reactivity or arousal