trauma & PTSD

Trauma is different than crisis. Trauma is any serious injury to the body, often resulting from violence or an accident. Traumatic situations would include:

• Any serious injury to the body, often resulting from violence or an accident.

• An emotional wound leading to psychological injury.

PTSD is a disorder that develops in some people who have experienced a shocking, scary, or traumatic event.

Crisis is a crucial or decisive point or situation; an unstable situation. Crisis situations would include:

• A sudden change in the course of a disease, usually at which the patient is expected to recover or die.

• (psychology) A traumatic or stressful change in a person's life.