Kali worked at a fast food restaurant that was robbed. She and her co-workers were forced into the freezer at gunpoint. Her boss terminated her employment because he argued that Kali had not taken proper security measures to prevent the robbery. Since the event, Kali has had difficulty expressing emotions, feels disconnected from her environment, and is constantly on guard. She is particularly hypervigilant when she takes her children to a fast food restaurant. Her symptoms lasted 3 weeks and she slowly returned to her normal level of functioning. Which diagnosis applies to Kali's symptoms?

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Kali's symptoms align with Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) because they include distress, feeling disconnected, hypervigilance, and lasted for a duration of 3 weeks before she began to return to her normal level of functioning. ASD symptoms occur from three days to one month after exposure to a traumatic event, differentiating it from PTSD, which has a duration of symptoms longer than one month.

Kali Worked at a Fast Food Restaurant That Was Robbed