Psychological trauma Mental injury is harm to the psyche that happens because of an upsetting occasion. Injury is frequently the aftereffect of a staggering measure of pressure that surpasses one's capacity to adapt, or coordinate the feelings associated with that experience. Trauma may result from a solitary upsetting encounter or repeating occasions of being overpowered that can be hastened in weeks, years, or even a long time as the individual battles to adapt to the quick conditions, in the long run prompting genuine, long haul negative outcomes