Sometimes, trauma is assumed to be the reaction to an event; sometimes, it is a particular type of event. The definition of trauma is not without debate. Psychologists usually refer to trauma as ...

If anything, people still tend to believe that the only things that “count” as trauma are very extreme events involving death or violence. Most people’s definition of trauma isn’t wide or ...

By 1980, that had changed. The DSM’s third edition recognized post-traumatic stress disorder for the first time, though the definition of a “traumatic event” was relatively focused — it ...

The definition of trauma continues to evolve as we better understand how our identities shape our lives. Recognizing the complex facets of a person’s identity—gender, sexuality, race ...

Now, we can look at what trauma is. There are many ways to define it, but two stand out. In this definition, trauma is horrific, terrifying, or threatening, and a person doesn’t have an adequate ...

Psychological trauma is a response to an event that a person finds highly stressful, such as an experience in a war zone, a natural disaster, or an accident. Trauma can cause a wide range of ...

Can you inherit trauma from your family members? Yes. If unhealed and unaddressed, traumatic wounds can be unintentionally passed on, says Yael Danieli, PhD, the founder and executive director of ...