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Acute stress disorder test

Acute stress disorder facts

This acute stress disorder test can be used to determine if you meet the official DSM-5 criteria for acute stress disorder (ASD). However, this ASD test cannot be used as a diagnostic tool and does not provide conclusive advice regarding your mental state. Fortunately, the results of the test offer recommendations for potential further steps.

Acute stress disorder, also known as shock, is a mental disorder that may develop immediately after experiencing a traumatic event. Often, but not always, the diagnosis of ASD precedes the diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [4]. In the majority of cases, ASD symptoms disappear within a month after the traumatic event, which can be assessed using this acute stress disorder test.

Both PTSD and ASD negatively impact various aspects of life, such as social relationships and work. People diagnosed with ASD are more likely than those without ASD to experience flashbacks, sleeping problems, and concentration issues. Fortunately, ASD treatment significantly reduces symptoms [1],[2] and improves quality of life [3].
 

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Welcome to the Acute stress disorder test.

During and immediately following the stressful event, I had difficulty falling or staying asleep.

During and immediately following the traumatic event, the stressful event made it difficult for me to perform work or other things I needed to do.

During and immediately following the traumatic event, I tried to avoid feelings about the stressful event.

How were you exposed to the stressful event?

During and immediately following the traumatic event, I felt a sense of timelessness.

During and immediately following the traumatic event, I had repeated distressing dreams of the stressful event.

During and immediately following the traumatic event, I felt hypervigilant or 'on edge'.

During and immediately following the traumatic event, I tried to avoid thoughts about the stressful event.

During and immediately following the traumatic event, I was slow to respond.

During and immediately following the traumatic event, I felt restless.

During and immediately following the traumatic event, I had a bodily reaction when exposed to the reminders of the stressful event.

During and immediately following the traumatic event, I would jump in surprise at the least thing.

During and immediately following the traumatic event, I felt extremely upset if exposed to events that reminded me of an aspect of the stressful event.

You were exposed to:
(please answer this question based on how you experienced the stressful event).

During and immediately following the traumatic event, I experienced myself as though I were a stranger.

During and immediately following the traumatic event, I did not have the usual sense of who I am.

During and immediately following the traumatic event, I had problems remembering important details of the stressful event.

During and immediately following the traumatic event, I tried to avoid activities that reminded me of the stressful event.

During and immediately following the traumatic event, I tried to avoid conversations about the stressful event.

During and immediately following the traumatic event, things I saw looked different to me from how I know they really looked.


 

 

Literature used for acute stress disorder test page:

  • [1] Ponniah, K., & Hollon, S. D. (2009). Empirically supported psychological treatments for adult acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder: a review. Depression and anxiety, 26, 1086-1109.
  • [2] Kornør, H., Winje, D., Ekeberg, Ø., Weisæth, L., Kirkehei, I., Johansen, K., & Steiro, A. (2008). Early trauma-focused cognitive-behavioural therapy to prevent chronic post-traumatic stress disorder and related symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC psychiatry, 8, 81.
  • [3] Holbrook, T. L., Hoyt, D. B., Coimbra, R., Potenza, B., Sise, M., & Anderson, J. P. (2005). High rates of acute stress disorder impact quality-of-life outcomes in injured adolescents: mechanism and gender predict acute stress disorder risk. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 59, 1126-1130.
  • [4] Bryant, R. A., & Harvey, A. G. (2003). Gender differences in the relationship between acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder following motor vehicle accidents. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 37, 226-229.