Witnessing or hearing about a distressing event and someone else's traumatic experience can lead to what is called "Vicarious Trauma". Vicarious trauma's cause is indirect. It is related to...
Trauma is a response to either a one-time event – such as an earthquake – or to many adverse experiences over time – such as Domestic Violence. After a distressful event, each person involve...
https://www.counseling.org/docs/trauma-disaster/fact-sheet-9---vicarious-trauma.pdf