Which of the following events is most likely to result in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
Robbery at knifepoint, a life-threatening event, is most likely to result in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). While life events such as divorce, bankruptcy, illness, and changing residence are stressful, they are rarely life-threatening. Psychological symptoms occurring after such less severe events may result in adjustment disorder, not PTSD.
Neurotic, Stress Related and Somatoform Disorders
Divorce
Bankruptcy
Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus
Robbery at knifepoint
Robbery at knifepoint