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Traumatic Events and Traumatic Response
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) defines a
traumatic event as that which is outside the range of usual human experience that
would markedly distress almost anyone; a serious threat or harm to life or one’s
physical integrity; a serious threat or harm befalling a friend or family member;
sudden destruction of one’s home or community or witnessing of another being
seriously injured or killed. Such experiences can occur as a result of direct
exposure to a traumatic event or indirectly (indirect trauma) in the form of
learning about a traumatic event experienced by another.
Threat, actual or perceived, of death or serious injury to self or others results in a
response of intense fear, helplessness or horror. It is not necessarily the event
itself but the meaning it has for the individual that makes it traumatic. Traumatic
events are emotionally shocking events that can overwhelm a person in a variety
of ways (Trauma Center 2015).