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karateprodigy

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on: Jun 22, 2018
What are the major symptoms observed in cases of acute stress disorder?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Depression in older adults is often linked to
 
  a) medical illnesses.
  b) dopamine changes.
  c) retirement.
  d) social isolation.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
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The key symptoms of acute stress disorder are a subjective sense of numbness, detachment, and absence of emotional responsiveness; feeling as if one were in a daze; a feeling of unreality about oneself or about what is happening in one's life; and inability to recall important aspects of the trauma. Such symptoms last for a minimum of 2 days and a maximum of 4 weeks, emerge within 4 weeks of the traumatic event, and are not due to the effects of a substance.

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karateprodigy

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Excellent

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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