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an anxiety disorder characterized by a cluster of dissociative and anxiety symptoms occurring within one month of a traumatic event
Acute stress disorder is an anxiety disorder with the following criteria:
1) An obvious stressor has occurred
2) Dissociative symptoms, at least three of the following: detachment, reduction in awareness, derealization, depersonalization, and dissociative amnesia
3) Re-experiencing the trauma through dreams, flashbacks and ruminations
4) Situations similar to the stressor are avoided
5) Anxiety symptoms, at least one of the following: difficulty sleeping, difficulty concentrating, and physiological arousal
6) Interference with social, occupational, and educational aspects of life
7) Occurs for longer than two days but less than a month.
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