Traumatic Exposure

Absent Traumatic Exposure

Expressions activating this band do not show recognizable traumatic-event content and instead contain unrelated or diffuse material without clear reference to severe threat, injury, disaster, or violent loss.

Minimal Traumatic Exposure

Expressions activating this band show scattered stress, shame, interpersonal strain, or risky situations, with only weak or indirect contact with harmful events. The content suggests general adversity rather than clearly traumatic incidents.

Moderate Traumatic Exposure

Expressions activating this band describe concrete exposure to disturbing events such as sudden death, assault, disaster, self-harm requiring medical attention, or witnessing serious injury to others. The harmful event is explicit, but the emphasis is on occurrence rather than extreme severity.

High Traumatic Exposure

Expressions activating this band center on serious accidents, violent or accidental death of close others, or prolonged involvement with severe disability, illness, or loss in someone emotionally significant. The exposure is personal, consequential, and closely tied to major harm.

Severe Traumatic Exposure

Expressions activating this band involve life-threatening accidents, major accident-related injury, murder, fatal reckless violence, emergency response to critical incidents, or caregiving amid major health crisis. The content reflects intense confrontation with catastrophic harm or mortal danger.

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