Cumulative Trauma, PTSD and Dissociation Among Ethiopian Refugees in Israel

Finklestein, Michal; Solomon, Zahava

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“…They are typical to trauma survivors in the context of armed conflicts (Peltonen and Punamäki, 2010), adult refugees (Finklestein and Solomon, 2009), and war veterans (Kashdan et al, 2010) and are similar to those described in studies that have investigated the effects of collective traumatic events, such as civil war, war conflicts, and disaster situations (Abramowitz, 2005; Somasundaram, 2007, 2010). Specifically, in the case of habituation, the repeated exposure to pain and violence may cause acclimatization to the violence that makes it less aversive and in some cases may lead to aggressive behaviors toward the self or others (Guerra et al, 2003; Lev-Wiesel, 2005; Joiner et al, 2007), while in of dissociation, in attempt to disengage from traumatic memories the traumatic experience is not fully integrated into one’s existing cognitive schemas (Lemos-Miller and Kearney, 2006; Shelef et al, 2014).…”

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Perspectives on Social Suffering in Interviews and Drawings of Palestinian Adults Crossing the Qalandia Checkpoint: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study

2018

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The current study examined the psychological experience of Palestinians who daily cross an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) checkpoint to reach their schools or places of employment. The study employed an interpretative phenomenological analysis of semi-structured interviews and drawings to capture a depth insight regarding the psychological meaning of crossing the Qalandia checkpoint on a daily basis among 20 adult participants (10 males, 10 females). Three themes emerged. The first theme described deep feelings of distress and desperation and included the categories of humiliation and dehumanization, non-existence, rage, and pessimism and helplessness. The second theme concentrated on the participants’ coping strategies of avoidance and dissociation, which usually characterize maladaptive trauma coping style, as well as exhibited aggressiveness toward their fellow community members, while the third theme described the social fragmentation of the Palestinians’ solidarity. Furthermore, three pictorial phenomena emerged from the participants’ drawings: squared restricted drawings, the use of multiple black tiny objects, and the use of split drawings. These phenomena supported and validated participants’ verbal expressions. We suggest understanding these findings in light of the term “social suffering.”

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Perspectives on Social Suffering in Interviews and Drawings of Palestinian Adults Crossing the Qalandia Checkpoint: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study

2018

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“…In addition, the elders functioned as counselors and mediators between couples, especially after a wife's appeal due to exceptional or prolonged violence by her husband (Kacen, 2006; Sulivan., Senturia., Negash.,, Shiu-Thornton and Giday, B. 2005; Gal, 2003, Kacen and Keidar, 2006; Azezehu-Admasu, 2011; Tavaje, 2011;Bodovsli et al Bodowski et al 1994; Finklestin and Solomon Finkrlstein & Solomon, Finklestin and Solomon Finklestin and Solomon 1995; salomon, 1987). …”

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Culture transition, acculturation and intimate partner homicide

Edelstein

2013

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This article suggests an up-to-date, integrative theoretical/empirical model to explain IPH against Ethiopian women, as an example of IPH against women from patriarchal cultures in general, emphasizing the fact that psychological explanations, as well as socio-cultural ones alone, are insufficient for an understanding of this phenomenon. A full analysis requires the combination of the different points of view of all the parties involved. Only an integrative model, incorporating these different mindsets, can clarify the complex phenomenon of IPH among Ethiopian immigrants.Following a comprehensive review of the original characteristics of Ethiopian culture and its transformation after immigration to Israel, this article introduces the risk factors and triggers for IPH against Ethiopian women.

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“…& Apter, 1993; Youngman, 1995). Several studies in Israel that examined the relations between exposure to stressful and traumatic events, pre‐, peri‐, and post‐migration and psychological consequences of Ethiopian immigrants, reported elevated levels of posttraumatic symptoms and dissociative reactions (BenEzer, 2002; Finklestein & Solomon, 2009).…”

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Coping strategies of Ethiopian immigrants in Israel: Association with PTSD and dissociation

Finklestein

Laufer

Solomon

2012

Scandinavian J Psychology

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A significant relationship was found between PTSD symptoms and avoidance coping over and above immigration wave and traumatic events. Dissociation was positively associated with passivity and antisocial coping and negatively associated with social joining and level of religiosity, over and above immigration wave and traumatic events. The findings are discussed in the light of the coping strategies employed by Ethiopian refugees.

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Cumulative Trauma, PTSD and Dissociation Among Ethiopian Refugees in Israel

Cited by 50 publications

References 22 publications

Perspectives on Social Suffering in Interviews and Drawings of Palestinian Adults Crossing the Qalandia Checkpoint: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study

Perspectives on Social Suffering in Interviews and Drawings of Palestinian Adults Crossing the Qalandia Checkpoint: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study

Culture transition, acculturation and intimate partner homicide

Coping strategies of Ethiopian immigrants in Israel: Association with PTSD and dissociation

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