role areas of an individual’s life, affect multiple areas, lead to loss of resources, have objective negative impact on the normal activities of the individual, and cause a lot of change, disruption or readjustment are likely to be very consequential (Dohrenwend 2006; Carter 2007). The presence of symptoms such as post traumatic or peritraumatic disassociation and of panic reactions appear to predict long term negative effects of exposure to traumas (Yehuda et al. 2005).
