1. physically, blood pressure goes up 2. Preoccupation with fears of sudden death. Horrible dreams like feeling trapped. Guilt for having lived while other died. Reduced ability of feelings, numbness.
Social relationships are impaired.
Search for meaning in the disaster. More than three months of inability to adjust to common stresses in their life like marriage, divorce, moving, job, or menopause. When the stress is removed, or adapted to, things return to normal. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Inability to adjust to traumatic events, like combat. Re-experiencing the traumatic event.