Lamps offered at auctions might be trash or may be treasure. The lamp you use daily might also be a valuable item. Determining the worth of any lighting fixture means taking a good look at some obvious clues and doing a bit of research to estimate the value. Don't assume because it's old that it's valuable. The same is true of modern lighting.
Full Definition of TRAUMA. 1. a: an injury (as a wound) to living tissue caused by an extrinsic agent b: a disordered psychic or behavioral state resulting from severe mental or emotional stress or physical injury. 2.: an agent, force, or mechanism that causes trauma. â trauÂ·matÂ·ic \trÉ-Ëma-tik, troÌ-, trauÌ-\ adjective. She never fully recovered from the trauma of her experiences. 2  an accident victim with severe head trauma. 3  repeated trauma to a knee. 4  The accident victim sustained multiple traumas.
Trauma Symptoms, Causes and Effects. Trauma is defined by the American Psychological Association (APA) as the emotional response someone has to an extremely negative event. While trauma is a normal reaction to a horrible event, the effects can be so severe that they interfere with an individualâs ability to live a normal life.