psychological state vs psychic trauma

psychic trauma vs psychological state

psychological state and psychic trauma both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
psychological state	Yes	No	No	No
psychic trauma	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, psychic trauma is a hyponym of psychological state; that is, psychic trauma is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than psychological state:

psychological state: (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic
psychic trauma: an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects

Other hyponyms of psychological state include cognitive state, state of mind, frame of mind, state of mind, aboulia, abulia, anhedonia, depersonalisation, depersonalization, hypnosis, fugue, trauma, morale, anxiety, anxiousness, hallucinosis, identity crisis, nerves, nervousness, delusion, psychotic belief, mental health, mental disease, mental illness, psychopathy, agitation, depression, elation, annoyance, botheration, irritation, vexation, enchantment, spell, trance, disassociation, dissociation, catathymia, monoideism, syntony, decentering, decentration.

psychological state (noun)	psychic trauma (noun)
(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic	an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects

Difference between psychological state and psychic trauma

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