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Trauma is a serious physical injury or shock to the body, or a mental shock or injury which causes lasting psychological damage.

Phobia is a psychological condition; an anxiety disorder. It literally means a fear of something. A phobia might have no identifiable origin, or it might be caused by conditioning, or discernible trauma.

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