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The concept of psychological trauma expanded to include mundane experiences during the late 20th century
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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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Have the concepts of 'anxiety' and 'depression' been normalized or pathologized? A corpus study of historical semantic change.
2023 · cited by 7
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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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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Are we gatekeeping trauma? A conceptual model to expand criterion A for invisible, identity-based, and systemic traumas.
2025 · cited by 5
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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first checked04 Aug 2026
judged → SUPPORTED · 8104 Aug 2026
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