Trauma: phenomenological causality and implication

Abstract The relationship between traumatic experiences and subsequent distress is not well understood, little research focuses on the lived experience of psychological trauma. I draw Louis Sass’s phenomenological taxonomy to address this lacuna. present his differentiation relations causality implication demonstrate that can be applied Relations identified in genesis constitution post-traumatic distress. My adaptation will furthermore offer an extension development account, applying it study elaborating process. shall whether occur synchronically or diachronically essential their categorization terms causality, respectively. show alteration perception behavior post trauma might temporally succeed traumatizing event while, at same time, being implied event. Thereby, how phenomenology may contribute a detailed understanding Scrutiny promises philosophical discourse implication, temporal experience.