Traumatic Event

A traumatic event is an event that is or may be a cause of trauma. The term may refer to one of the followiong:

  • Trauma (medicine), an event associated with a physical trauma
  • Psychological trauma, an event associated with a psychological trauma


Famous quotes containing the words traumatic and/or event:

    “There’s a quality of legend about freaks. Like a person in a fairy tale who stops you and demands that you answer a riddle. Most people go through life dreading they’ll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They’ve already passed their test in life. They’re aristocrats.”
    —Diane Arbus (1923–1971)

    “When little boys grown patient at last, weary,
    Surrender their eyes immeasurably to the night,
    The event will rage terrific as the sea;
    Their bodies fill a crumbling room with light.”
    —Allen Tate (1899–1979)