Acute Trauma

• sexual assault
• complication during childbirth
• pregnancy loss
• devastating relationship loss
• loss of a loved one

Chronic Trauma

• intimate partner violence
• emotionally abusive or controlling relationships
• war/combat exposure
• long-term caregiving
• ongoing workplace exploitation, harassment, or discrimination
• first responder work

 

Developmental Trauma

• childhood emotional neglect, physical abuse, and/or sexual abuse
• emotionally unavailable, inconsistent, or dysfunctional caregiving environments
• being placed in an adult role at a young age

Additional Consideration

Vicarious Trauma

• bearing witness to another’s trauma, often referred to as the “cost of caring” and “compassion fatigue”