Mental Health: Trauma: Types of Trauma: Complex Trauma: Prolonged or repeated exposure to traumatic events, often in childhood, leading to complex PTSD with additional symptoms like difficulty regulating emotions, distorted self-perception, and difficulty maintaining relationships.
Understanding Complex Trauma and Its Lasting Effects
Mental Health: Trauma: Types of Trauma: Acute Trauma: Single traumatic event, such as a car accident, natural disaster, or violent assault.
Acute trauma stems from a single distressing event.
Mental Health: Trauma: Types of Trauma: Vicarious Trauma: Experiencing trauma indirectly through exposure to others’ traumatic experiences, often affecting healthcare workers, therapists, or first responders.
Vicarious Trauma: The Impact of Indirect Exposure to Trauma
