A woman who was sexually assaulted more than a month ago presents to the emergency department with complaints of recurrent nightmares,fear of going to sleep,repeated vivid memories of the sexual assault,and inability to feel much emotion.The nurse recognizes the signs and symptoms of which medical problem?

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PTSD is characterized by vivid recollections of the traumatic event and emotional numbing and often is accompanied by nightmares.Symptoms of PTSD are more persistent than those of acute stress disorder,having lasted at least 1 month.General adaptation syndrome is the expected reaction to a major stressor.Developmental crisis occurs as a person moves through life stages rather than in response to a trauma.Alarm reaction involves physiological events such as increased activation of the sympathetic nervous system,which would have occurred at the time of the sexual assault.

A Woman Who Was Sexually Assaulted More Than a Month