John Was Robbed at Gunpoint and Beaten, and Ever Since

John was robbed at gunpoint and beaten, and ever since has suffered from nightmares and other anxiety symptoms. John would be diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder rather than acute stress disorder if __________.

A) the reaction to the stressful event is dissociation
B) the post-traumatic symptoms include waking flashbacks to the stressful event
C) the reaction to the stressful event had persisted for at least one month
D) all of the above

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