![]() Prolonged or intense emotional or psychological distress when there is exposure to external or internal cues or symbolism resembling the traumatic event or aspects of it.Recurring distressing dreams related to the traumatic event (a child might experience nightmares without context).In severe cases, someone might disassociate and lose awareness of their actual current surroundings (again, in children, a re-creation of events may occur during playtime) Dissociation or dissociative reactions such as flashbacks where someone feels as though the traumatic event is happening again.Intrusive, non-voluntary, and recurring distressing memories of the traumatic event or events (note that a child may present these symptoms through re-creating the event or pieces of it during play).Meet one or more of the following symptoms: If someone meets the criteria above, they must then: In cases of actual or threatened death of a family member or friend, the event(s) must have been violent or accidental. Learning that the traumatic event(s) occurred to a close family member or close friend.Witnessing, in person, the event(s) as it occurred to others. ![]()
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