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==Circumcision trauma in adults==
==Circumcision trauma in adults==


Famed trauma expert [[Bessel van der Kolk]], {{MD}} (1989) reports that traumatized persons tend to repeat the trauma on themselves or others, resulting in harm to others, harm to self, or being re-victimized. He writes:
Famed trauma expert [[Bessel van der Kolk]], {{MD}} (1989) reports that traumatized persons tend to repeat the [[trauma]] on themselves or others, resulting in harm to others, harm to self, or being re-victimized. He writes:
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Some traumatized people remain preoccupied with the trauma at the expense of other life experiences and continue to re-create it in some form for themselves or for others.<ref name="vanderkolk1989">{{VanderKolkBA 1989}}</ref>  
Some traumatized people remain preoccupied with the [[trauma]] at the expense of other life experiences and continue to re-create it in some form for themselves or for others.<ref name="vanderkolk1989">{{VanderKolkBA 1989}}</ref>  
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De Mause (1996) argued that early trauma results in aggressive adult behavior.<ref name="demause1996">{{REFjournal
De Mause (1996) argued that early [[trauma]] results in aggressive adult behavior.<ref name="demause1996">{{REFjournal
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