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Avoiding thoughts, feelings and physical symptoms which trigger memories of the traumatic event.Strong physiological reaction to reminders of the traumatic event.Psychological distress caused by cues that serve as reminders of the traumatic event.Dissociation symptoms which include flashbacks (feeling as if the traumatic event is happening again in the present moment).Traumatic dreams in relation to the traumatic event.Recurrent memories of the traumatic incident.Repeated or extreme indirect exposure to a traumatic eventĮxperience of at least one of the following symptoms.Recognition of direct or indirect exposure The categories are: Exposure to stressor, intrusion symptoms, persistent avoidance, negative alterations in cognitions and mood, alterations in arousal and reactivity, duration, functional significance or exclusion. Symptoms might be experienced in one or more category and severity of symptoms can vary in different categories. Criterion are separated into a number of different categories. thanks Susan Ayers and the other, anonymous, reviewer (s) for their contribution to the peer review of this work.
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The following information is based on the DSM-5 PTSD criteria. It is important to get a professional opinion regarding a PTSD diagnosis.