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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the word "trauma" is over-used.  When I think of childhood "trauma" I think of severe instances---like being in a terrible accident, or being beaten/abused regularly, or seeing a family member killed in front of you, or being abandoned by your parents.  Then there are the "adverse environmental factors"---like having parents divorce, or living in poverty, or with a family member who is an alcoholic (though not abusive).   But today "trauma" is used for everything.  [/quote]
You can try to quantify it by taking the Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) quiz.

https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/aces-and-toxic-stress-frequently-asked-questions/

What is trauma, and how does it connect to ACEs and toxic stress?
While trauma has many definitions, typically in psychology it refers to an experience of serious adversity or terror—or the emotional or psychological response to that experience. Trauma-informed care or services are characterized by an understanding that problematic behaviors may need to be treated as a result of the ACEs or other traumatic experiences someone has had, as opposed to addressing them as simply willful and/or punishable actions.[/quote]

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