Refers to any procedure, interaction, situation or environment that replicates someone’s history of trauma literally or symbolically, activating the body’s survival response, and activates the emotion, body responses and cognitions associated with the original experience(s)
Is usually unintentional
Less obvious practices or situations that involve specific interactions that replicate themes (such as being unseen/unheard, non-acknowledgement of stress, non-transparency) can also result in re-traumatisation
