There are many different effects that trauma may have on an individual, including social impacts, such as conflicts with others, inability to collaborate, rigidity, impatience, poor communication and blaming others. Those of us who work with people in conflict see these kinds of behaviours fairly frequently, but they are not always caused by trauma. The point is, however, that we often don’t know whether they are or not, and there is a risk that if they are trauma-induced we may respond in a way that is not helpful, or worse, that is harmful.
(NOTE: It is also important to point out that some people can develop resilience, a sense of self-efficacy, and post-traumatic growth. Trauma does not always mean that a person’s life will be forever full of these kinds of symptoms).