traumatic
trauma
definition
adjective
she was going through a traumatic divorce
emotionally disturbing or distressing.
example
Psychological reactions to 'traumatic' events also affect sexual functioning.
This is the cause of chronic swelling that sometimes occurs after surgery or a 'traumatic' injury to a limb.
Stop reading books about making things work with your wife and read a few about how to make the divorce less 'traumatic' for them.
His daughter, now a healthy toddler, had open-heart surgery when she was a few weeks old, a time he remembers as 'traumatic' and upsetting.
And while the trend in the county was less devastating it was nonetheless 'traumatic' .
We can only imagine this was indeed a most 'traumatic' and horrifying discovery for the boy.
In addition, amnesia for 'traumatic' events may occur in rare cases.
Since the 'traumatic' incident was, by definition, unpleasant, its repetition appeared to contravene the pleasure principle.
All pregnant women with 'traumatic' injury should be assessed formally in a medical setting.
His lack of health was incredibly disturbing and 'traumatic' for all of us, especially a young boy who idolised him.
These are people that are next to you in a 'traumatic' incident and that trust and support and respect has to be there.
We also asked the nurse to name one ward providing observation for patients with 'traumatic' brain injuries, where we repeated the interview.
It was a 'traumatic' episode with a distressing cliffhanger.
Kids who have gone through a 'traumatic' divorce or the loss of a loved one may already be emotionally at risk.
The loss of innocence is not only inevitable, but it is also both 'traumatic' and devastating.
It's as painful and 'traumatic' as having a metal probe stuck under your fingernail to pull if off.
It was the the most painful and 'traumatic' thing I have ever experienced but I am glad I decided to wait it out and see if I could do it naturally.
In Miller's case, the event was particularly 'traumatic' , an awful bolt from the blue.
Researchers know that one common thread in a body's reaction to a 'traumatic' injury is inflammation.
Finally, 'traumatic' stress seems to have had an impact on the prevalence of general psychopathology as well.
Divorce is 'traumatic' enough without having to wait two years to get your case heard and sort out your life in a courthouse hall.
While still agonizing over this 'traumatic' separation, he is approached by a white man who offers him a picayune.
This is going to be 'traumatic' and painful and I want to shield myself from it as much as possible.
About 600-700 people sustain acute 'traumatic' injuries to the spinal cord in the United Kingdom each year.
Separation and divorce are 'traumatic' experiences for couples, their children and their extended families.
Let me tell you that throat cancer is not a pretty or a dignified way to go: it is humiliating and painful and 'traumatic' for their families who are left to pick up the pieces.
It was a deeply 'traumatic' experience anticipating a police dog going berserk in the enclosed space that is Streatham Hill ticket office.
In fact, PTSD can occur in individuals who have been exposed indirectly to a 'traumatic' stressor.
For families of victims it is also deeply 'traumatic' watching their loved ones struggle for breath.
For many, the most 'traumatic' and painful part of the disorder is the constant obsession with food and weight.
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