Post(-) traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Post(-) traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) : Source: BRC. The most destructive form of stress. Comes about as a direct result of unresolved critical incident stress and typically requires mental health intervention to overcome it. Note: Six criteria for PTSD diagnosis: exposure to a horrible event; intrusion symptoms (repeatedly feels and has obsessive thoughts of the event); avoids reminders of the event; excessive arousal; symptoms last at least thirty days; considerable disruption in normal life