posttraumatic
After the wound
Posttraumatic means occurring after or resulting from trauma—physical injury or psychological shock.
The term appears most often in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a condition involving flashbacks, nightmares, and anxiety following a deeply distressing experience.
Medical contexts also use it for physical aftereffects: posttraumatic arthritis, posttraumatic headaches.
Also spelled post-traumatic.
Involuntary past memory
- nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
- hypervigilanceHeightened threat sensitivity
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
- reexperiencingUndergoing something anew
dissociation · avoidance · numbness · insomnia · irritability · startle · trigger · panic
Chronic reaction to horrific events
- disorderAbsence of organization
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- psychologicalOf the mind
- mentalOf the mind
chronic · acute · complex · comorbidity · assessment · symptom · criteria · DSM
Restoration of health
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- treatmentCare for an ailment
restoration · reintegration · support · self-care · mindfulness · wellness · rebuild · renewal
Increase in size
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- strengthPower to exert force
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
fortitude · endurance · tenacity · hardiness · grit · bounceback · steadfastness · thriving
flashback
Involuntary past memory
- nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
- hypervigilanceHeightened threat sensitivity
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
reexperiencing · dissociation · avoidance · numbness · insomnia · irritability · startle · trigger · panic · anxiety
PTSD
Chronic reaction to horrific events
- disorderAbsence of organization
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- psychologicalOf the mind
mental · chronic · acute · complex · comorbidity · assessment · symptom · criteria · DSM · veteran
healing
Restoration of health
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
treatment · restoration · reintegration · support · self-care · mindfulness · wellness · rebuild · renewal · recuperation
growth
Increase in size
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- strengthPower to exert force
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
survival · fortitude · endurance · tenacity · hardiness · grit · bounceback · steadfastness · thriving · transformation
posttraumaticpretraumatic
Before psychological damage occurs
antecedent · preexisting · prior · baseline
posttraumaticnon-traumatic
Not causing physical injury
atraumatic · constitutional · developmental · congenital · endogenous
- posttraumatic stress disorderLasting psychological trauma response
trauma, traumatic, retraumatization, traumatize, traumas, traumatized, traumatically, traumatizing, traumatization