The redefinition of trauma is motivated by politics, dressed up as medical diagnosis
One of the best examples of this type of concept creep is the redefinition of the word “trauma.” Clinicians now use the word to describe almost any adversity.This change in usage is driven by a specific political agenda. “Trauma” has become a useful term for mental health practitioners who are involved in social justice activism, because it makes some of their core concerns, such as social inequality, seem more threatening and alarming.
We should also question the idea that “painful and distressing” situations will necessarily “overwhelm people’s ability to cope.” This assumes that most people are fragile and powerless in the face of adversity. This simply isn’t true. Most humans are extremely resilient — even when they experience genuinely traumatic events.for example, surveyed the subjective well-being of German nationals over a twenty-year period before, during, and after the death of a loved one.
The problem is that this defines trauma as a matter of subjective interpretation: it suggests that any experience could be traumatic if it makes the sufferer feel bad. Parental divorce and other common adversities could be defined as “trauma” if they are “experienced” as harmful.
Proponents of the trauma-informed care system have even suggested that professional trauma-finders — “trauma champions” — should be employed to root out unacknowledged trauma. According to Roger Harris and Maxine Fallot, two architects of the trauma-informed care model: TIC receives significant amounts of government funding and the support of many major policy bodies. SAMHSA’s 2014 Treatment Protocols state that trauma-informed care “must permeate organization from top to bottom,” since “An organizational culture of care, safety, and respect demands activities that foster the development of trauma-informed counselors.”
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