Question

Salina was terrified during the San Francisco earthquake of 1989-who wouldn't be? For a couple of weeks after, she did not sleep well or feel comfortable inside a building. However, the fears gradually diminished, disappearing within a month. Her reaction to the earthquake would MOST likely be diagnosed as a(n):

Answer 1

Acute stress disorder

Step-by-step explanation

Acute stress disorder is characterized by the development of severe anxiety, dissociation, and other symptoms that occurs within one month after exposure to an extreme traumatic stressor for example after witnessing a death or serious accident such as Salina was terrified during the San Francisco earthquake of 1989-who wouldn't be? For a couple of weeks after, she did not sleep well or feel comfortable inside a building. However, the fears gradually diminished, disappearing within a month. Her reaction to the earthquake would likely be diagnosed as an acute stress order.