[[Psychological]] '''trauma''' ([[Greek]]: Ψυχολογικό τραύμα - Psychologico travma) is a type of damage to the [[psyche]] that occurs as a result of a traumatic [[event]]. When that trauma leads to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posttraumatic_stress_disorder posttraumatic stress disorder], damage may involve [[physical]] [[changes]] inside the [[brain]] and to brain chemistry, which changes the person's [[response]] to [[future]] [[stress]]. | [[Psychological]] '''trauma''' ([[Greek]]: Ψυχολογικό τραύμα - Psychologico travma) is a type of damage to the [[psyche]] that occurs as a result of a traumatic [[event]]. When that trauma leads to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posttraumatic_stress_disorder posttraumatic stress disorder], damage may involve [[physical]] [[changes]] inside the [[brain]] and to brain chemistry, which changes the person's [[response]] to [[future]] [[stress]]. |