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trauma (traw´mә) (trou´mә) pl. traumas, trau´mata injury. psychological or emotional damage. adj., traumat´ic., adj. birth trauma
an injury to the infant during the process of being born. 2. in some psychiatric theories, the psychic shock produced in an
infant by the experience of being born. psychic trauma
a psychologically upsetting experience that produces an emotional or mental disorder or otherwise has lasting negative effects
on a person's thoughts, feelings, or behavior.
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