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The semantic inflation of “trauma” in psychology

The semantic inflation of “trauma” in psychology

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The semantic inflation of “trauma” in psychology

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The semantic inflation of “trauma” in psychology

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Warsaw: Sciendo

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Psychology of language and communication, 2023-01, Vol.27 (1), p.23-45

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English

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Warsaw: Sciendo

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Trauma is an increasingly prominent concept in psychology and society at large. According to the theory of concept creep, it is one of several harm-related concepts that have undergone semantic inflation in recent decades, expanding to encompass new kinds of phenomena (horizontal expansion) and less severe phenomena (vertical expansion). Previous r...

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The semantic inflation of “trauma” in psychology

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_582a3667e1dd403dbbdee67b74ee5c39

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_582a3667e1dd403dbbdee67b74ee5c39

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2083-8506,1234-2238

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2083-8506

DOI

10.58734/plc-2023-0002

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