Question

Ramon sees a therapist because he is reliving a traumatic experience and has been trying to avoid reminders of it. The onset of his problem occurred three weeks ago, after he was brutally assaulted and robbed. The therapist would most likely diagnose Ramon with which disorder? 1. acute stress disorder 2. generalized anxiety disorder 3. panic disorder 4. post traumatic stress disorder

Answer 1

Answer:

1. acute stress disorder

Explanation:

An acute stress disorder is a disorder which is mostly characterised by anxiety and dissociative symptoms that occur within one month after one is exposed to a traumatic event.

Acute stress disorder is the disorder the therapist will diagnose because unlike post traumatic disorder that is as a result of exposure to a traumatic event that last for more than one month, acute stress disorder is for an exposure that is still less than a month as is the case of Ramon.