Psychological Trauma Management

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This paper outlines the conceptual difference between the symptomology/pathology of trauma and the traumatic experience. The writer traces the development of different perceptions of traumatic experience in relation to social and cultural influences. In this article, the writer gives an account of how these perceptions have implications for the management and care of traumatised clients.

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"According to Wilson Friedman and Lindy the term trauma was usually used to refer to some form of wound or damage to body tissues. However today the notion of trauma has shifted to include the individual's psycho emotional reaction to the situation. According to the authors, two factors are likely to make the experience of an event traumatic, the threat of death or serious injury to us or another person and a strong feeling of fear or helplessness. Also Wilson Friedman and Lindy point ... "

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