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The concept of psychological trauma expanded to include mundane experiences during the late 20th century

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Is it true that the concept of psychological trauma expanded to include mundane experiences during the late 20th century?

Yes. The definition and application of psychological trauma broadened considerably in the late 20th century to encompass a wider array of events and experiences.

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The provided literature (specifically papers 1 and 2) supports the claim that the concept of psychological trauma has undergone semantic expansion, broadening to include a wider range of events and experiences over recent decades.

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Have the concepts of 'anxiety' and 'depression' been normalized or pathologized? A corpus study of historical semantic change.
2023
The historical corpus study notes that the concept of trauma has broadened over recent decades to refer to a wider range of events and experiences.
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Y, X., N, B., E, V., & N, H. (2023). Have the concepts of 'anxiety' and 'depression' been normalized or pathologized? A corpus study of historical semantic change.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288027

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Are we gatekeeping trauma? A conceptual model to expand criterion A for invisible, identity-based, and systemic traumas.
2025
The critical review discusses how the criterion A definition of trauma has historically expanded in breadth to encompass a wider range of experiences since its inception.
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TC, S., AG, B., DE, B., DG, B., AM, J., CT, E., & DL, B. (2025). Are we gatekeeping trauma? A conceptual model to expand criterion A for invisible, identity-based, and systemic traumas.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118090

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