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SharePsychological trauma is a type of damage to the psyche that occurs as a result of a traumatic event.
A traumatic event involves a singular experience or enduring event or events that completely overwhelm the individual's ability to cope or integrate the ideas and emotions involved with that experience.
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Editor's Note: This article is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
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