Acute stress disorder or acute stress reaction is a psychological condition that occurs in response to an extremely traumatic stressor. This usually last a minimum of 2 days to a maximum of 4 weeks and must occur within 4 weeks of the trauma. If symptoms are present for longer than 4 weeks the diagnosis is changed to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Symptoms experienced are similar to PTSD and include numbness or detachment and decreased or absent emotional responsiveness. Derealization, depersonalization and inability to recall the traumatic event.
When Col. John Jacob Astor IV went down on the Titanic, at age 48, he left behind a pregnant widow, Madeleine Force Astor, who was 19 years old; a daughter, Alice who was ten, and his son Vincent who was just turning 21.
Re: When did the last adult survivor die? Marjorie Newell - 23 on the Titanic - 1st class - Died in 1992. Ellen Shine - 20 on the Titanic - 3rd class - Died in 1993. Edith Brown - 15 on the Titanic - 2nd class - Died in 1997. Anna McGowan - 14 on the Titanic - 3rd class - Died in 1990. Robertha Watt - 12 on the Titanic - 2nd class - Died in 1993.