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What does traumatization mean?

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Noun
  1. The infliction of trauma; the act or process of traumatizing.
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Memories of the first two phases of their ancestors' traumatization were continually reinforced by liturgies of lament in the exilic community.
In addition to the second-hand traumatization of hearing hour upon hour of human misery, there are expectations that accompany such intimate sharing.
Gisele, in her capacity as a social worker, believed that it would be unethical to risk further traumatization through exposure to the course.
Mental illnesses, including drug problems and traumatization, are infrequently addressed.
At the same time, a number of authors suggest that vulnerability to vicarious traumatization arises through that very experience of awareness.
Other terms for the same phenomenon include: secondary traumatization, secondary stress disorder, and compassion fatigue.

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