Traumatismin
Traumatismin is a proposed neologism used in theoretical and speculative discussions to denote the cumulative and interacting effects of traumatic exposure across individuals and social contexts. The term is not part of established clinical nomenclature and is used to emphasize the interdependence among biological, psychological, relational, and cultural processes that follow trauma.
In personal terms, traumatismin encompasses neurobiological stress responses, memory organization, and affect regulation; in interpersonal terms,
Scholars approaching traumatismin draw from neuroscience, psychology, sociology, anthropology, and trauma studies. Research methods are diverse,
Critics warn that traumatismin may blur boundaries between normal stress responses and pathology, risk over-pathologizing communities,
See also: trauma, PTSD, complex PTSD, intergenerational trauma, collective trauma, trauma-informed care.