心 的 外 傷(しんてきがいしょう)

しんてきがいしょう

noun

psychological trauma; mental trauma

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1. psychological trauma; mental trauma

Lasting psychological damage caused by a deeply distressing or disturbing experience. The formal Japanese term for what is commonly called 'trauma' in everyday speech.

心的外傷(しんてきがいしょう)を負(お)う。

To suffer psychological trauma.

災害(さいがい)による心的外傷(しんてきがいしょう)のケアが必要(ひつよう)だ。

Care for psychological trauma caused by the disaster is needed.

幼少期(ようしょうき)の体験(たいけん)が心的外傷(しんてきがいしょう)となり、大人(おとな)になっても影響(えいきょう)を受(う)けることがある。

Childhood experiences can become psychological trauma and continue to affect a person into adulthood.

The formal Japanese term for psychological trauma. Composed of 心的(しんてき) (psychological, mental) + 外傷(がいしょう) (wound, injury). In everyday speech, the loanword トラウマ is far more common.

Common collocations

心的外傷(しんてきがいしょう)を負(お)う: to suffer psychological trauma
心的外傷(しんてきがいしょう)を受(う)ける: to receive psychological trauma
心的外傷(しんてきがいしょう)ストレス障害(しょうがい): post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
心的外傷(しんてきがいしょう)の治療(ちりょう): treatment of psychological trauma

Forms

心的外傷(しんてきがいしょう)ストレス障害(しょうがい) is often abbreviated to PTSD, which is widely recognized in Japanese.

Similar words

トラウマ: trauma — the everyday loanword; used casually for both serious and minor emotional wounds. 心的外傷(しんてきがいしょう) is the formal clinical term.
精神的(せいしんてき)ショック: psychological shock — describes the immediate impact of a traumatic event, while 心的外傷(しんてきがいしょう) refers to the lasting damage.
外傷(がいしょう): wound; injury — without 心的(しんてき), refers to physical injury only.

Related Words

Compare: トラウマ (trauma)

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Added 2026.5.7 20:20 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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