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Can you inherit trauma?

Posted by / November 8, 2017

It may seem like a strange to consider that trauma can be inherited. Psychologically speaking, of course, it makes sense. A traumatized person might be more likely to treat their children different and therefore pass down the effects of the original trauma. But biologically speaking it is possible that trauma could be passed down. Studies reveal that children of trauma victims have similar biological indicators of trauma as their parents. But there is still more research to be done before we can tell how much trauma is passed down and for how long.

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More interesting psychology.

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