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Defining and Understanding Trauma


What is Trauma?

Trauma is a pervasive problem. It results from exposure to an incident or series of events that are emotionally disturbing or life-threatening.

Trauma - American Psychological Association

Trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event like an accident, crime, natural disaster, physical or emotional abuse, neglect, experiencing or witnessing ...

Defining Trauma | ECLKC - HHS.gov

Instead, the event and its effects can, over time, be remembered, understood, and felt in new ways. Remembering, understanding, and feeling in ...

What is trauma? - Mind

Most of us will experience an event in our lives that could be considered traumatic. But we won't all be affected the same way. Trauma can happen at any age.

Understanding the Impact of Trauma - NCBI

Trauma-informed care (TIC) involves a broad understanding of traumatic stress reactions and common responses to trauma ... traumatic experiences and define their ...

Understanding Trauma and PTSD | Mental Health America

Emotional and psychological trauma is an emotional response to a distressing event or situation that breaks your sense of security. Traumatic experiences ...

Trauma and Violence - What is Trauma and the Effects? | SAMHSA

Substance use, mental health conditions, and other risky behaviors have been linked with traumatic experiences. Because these behavioral health ...

Trauma | CAMH

Trauma is the lasting emotional response that often results from living through a distressing event. Experiencing a traumatic event can harm a person's sense of ...

Trauma | Psychology Today

The word “trauma” literally means wound, shock, or injury. Psychological trauma is a person's experience of emotional distress resulting from an event that ...

A Review of the Literature - Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral ...

This Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) uses a definition of complex trauma developed by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN; 2003), which ...

What is trauma? Types, symptoms, and treatments

A traumatized person can feel a range of emotions both immediately after the event and in the long term. They may feel overwhelmed, helpless, ...

Understanding Trauma and Abuse - Blue Knot Foundation

Trauma is a state of high arousal. It is an event or events in which a person is threatened or feels threatened.

What Is Trauma? Effects, Causes, Types, and How to Heal

Trauma is a response to an intensely stressful event(s). While the after-effects can be difficult to manage, healing is possible.

5 things everyone should know about trauma

The more helpless, overwhelmed, out of control or scared a person feels during an event, the more likely it is to be traumatic. It's also ...

Defining and Understanding Trauma - Focus on the Family

Minor-event trauma includes experiences such as bullying, non-life-threatening injuries, emotional manipulation and abuse, etc.

A Comprehensive Guide to Trauma-Informed Care - Start My Wellness

The American Psychological Association defines trauma as “the emotional response to a terrible event such as an accident, rape, or a natural ...

Understanding Trauma and its Impacts - Counselling Connection

While the first definition of trauma remains in use within the medical field (e.g., 'head trauma' can be used to describe injury to skull or ...

Trauma: Definition, Symptoms, Traits, Causes, Treatment

Trauma can result in emotional, physical, and psychological harm. Many people will experience some kind of traumatic event—from the unexpected ...

Understanding Trauma - Care Counseling

The definition of trauma from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) is “an emotional response to a terrible event like accident, rape, or natural disaster” ...

About Child Trauma | The National Child Traumatic Stress Network

Identifying children's responses to trauma and loss reminders is an important tool for understanding how and why children's distress, behavior, and ...