精せい神しん的てき外がい傷しょう

Similar words

• トラウマ

  Common loanword for 'trauma', used in everyday conversation. 精神的外傷 is more formal and clinical.

• 心しん的てき外がい傷しょう

  Synonym used especially in medical/psychological contexts; often seen in the phrase 心的外傷後ストレス障害 (PTSD).

Etymology

Compound of 精神的 (psychological) + 外傷 (external wound, injury). The term is a direct translation of the English 'psychological trauma'.