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psychic trauma

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Noun1.psychic trauma - an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effectspsychic trauma - an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects
trauma
birth trauma - emotional injury inflicted on an infant by events incident to birth that is alleged to appear in symbolic form in patients with mental illness
mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state - (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state"
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She alleges in her suit that "she witnessed the murder of her daughter" and said she "sustained severe emotional distress, shock and psychic trauma which have resulted in discernible bodily injury.
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Part of what makes aggravated assaults worse than simple assaults is the greater psychic trauma accompanying more severe attacks and more severe physical injuries.
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