Title: What is trauma? Types, symptoms, and treatments
Headings: What is trauma? What to know
What is trauma? What to know
What is trauma?
Symptoms
Emotional and psychological responses
Physical responses
Traumatic experiences
PTSD
Childhood trauma
Treatment
Therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing
Somatic therapies
Medications
Self-care
Exercise
Mindfulness
Connection with others
A balanced lifestyle
Support
When to seek help
Summary

Content: Acute trauma: This results from a single stressful or dangerous event. Chronic trauma: This results from repeated and prolonged exposure to highly stressful events. Examples include cases of child abuse, bullying, or domestic violence. Complex trauma: This results from exposure to multiple traumatic events. Secondary trauma, or vicarious trauma, is another form of trauma. With this form of trauma, a person develops trauma symptoms from close contact with someone who has experienced a traumatic event. Family members, mental health professionals, and others who care for those who have experienced a traumatic event are at risk of vicarious trauma.