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MULTIGENERATIONAL TRAUMA [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental health and hygiene
  • Social Problems
DEF

A phenomenon in which the descendants of a person who has experienced a terrifying event show adverse emotional and behavioral reactions to the event that are similar to those of the person himself or herself.

Key term(s)
  • inter-generational trauma
  • multi-generational trauma
  • trans-generational trauma

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hygiène et santé mentales
  • Problèmes sociaux
CONT

Le phénomène du traumatisme intergénérationnel survient lorsqu'un événement traumatique se réverbère d'une génération à l'autre à l'intérieur d'une même famille.

Spanish

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