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Well, in concussions I thought it was always odd because the literal Greek word means "wound." Concussions wound, and I am not a medical professional, cell meta
by hirvi74 2y ago
Well, in concussions I thought it was always odd because the literal Greek word means "wound." Concussions wound, and I am not a medical professional, cell metabolism in the brain, or something like that? Basically, concussions are functional injuries and not structural. I am of the belief that many people think trauma has to be a physical injury; however trauma is anything that injures, if I am not mistaken.
> Psychological "trauma" is only by analogy, and not classical "trauma"
I see what you mean, but I am not sure it's restricted to that term or not (outside of psychology and slang).
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Though, I asked ChatGPT for the hell of it. It says that concussions are mTBI because the "Trauma" part describes the action in which a concussion is acquired. -- external force making contact with the head.
So, I guess I am wrong lol. I thought trauma had to cause physical damage and not necessarily be by physical means.
> and the term is rapidly undergoing its own expansion
No one ever said English was a beautiful language. Especially in its vernacular. Nevertheless, I find such uses of "traumatize" to be traumatizing.