| DSM-IV PTSD Symptom | DSM-IV | Emotional numbness model | Mental pain model | Painful arousal model |
| B1. Intrusive thinking | Instruction and re-experience | Instruction and re-experience | Instruction and re-experience | Instruction and re-experience |
| B2. Nightmare | ||||
| B3. Flashback | ||||
| B4. Emotional response | ||||
| B5. Physiological response | ||||
| C1. Avoiding trauma-telated thoughus, etc. | Active avoidance and emotinal numbness | Active avoidance | Active avoidance | Active avoidance |
| C2. Avoiding clues that can suggest trauma | ||||
| C3. Selective foegetting | Emotinal numbness | Mental pain | Emotinal numbness | |
| C4. Loss of interest | ||||
| C5. Emotinal alienation | ||||
| C6. Numbness | ||||
| C7. Losing confidence in the future | ||||
| D1. Sleep problem | High arousal state | High arousal state |
| Painful arousal |
| D2. Irritability | ||||
| D3. Attention problem | ||||
| D4. Excessive alertness | High arousal state | Anxiety |