Trauma Theory: A Retrospective Analysis

Abstract

This paper presents a retrospective analysis of Trauma Theory by tracing its origin from Sigmund Freud to Cathy Caruth. This paper also gives a brief account  of the main reason of trauma and also its effect on the survivor. Previously trauma was mainly associated with war veterans and it was famously called as PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. But recently we have classified and categorized different kinds of traumas including those associated with rape, abuse, accidents etc...