ØOccurs as a result of an event a person believes threatens there life
or great bodily harm or witnesses the same happen to another
ØFour major symptoms:
vExperience of severe anxiety,
arousal, and distress not present before the trauma
vReliving of the trauma in
flashbacks, dreams, and fantasy
vBecoming numb to the world
vExperiencing extreme guilt after
others are killed in the trauma