Documented childhood trauma (holocaust): Its sequelae and applications to other traumas

Valent, Paul

doi:10.1080/13218719509524853

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“…Although Valent (1995) found significant similarities between Holocaust child survivors and survivors of childhood sexual abuse in terms of psychological symptoms of distress and family satisfaction, the two types of trauma might be perceived differently by survivors as well as in their spouses. Both experiences involve humiliation of individuals, yet sexual abuse, particularly if executed within the family, may raise feelings of disgust and repulsion in the spouses of survivors.…”

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confidence: 62%

“…Research has shown that suffering Holocaust atrocities (Valent, 1995) and undergoing sexual abuse (Pistorello & Follette, 1998;Valent, 1995) during childhood negatively impact marital satisfaction. In the study by Valent (1995), Holocaust child survivors and adults who were sexually abused during childhood were compared in terms of their psychological symptoms of distress, interpersonal relations, type of abuse experienced, coping skills, and resilience.…”

Section: Sexual Abuse the Holocaust Well-being Marital Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the study by Valent (1995), Holocaust child survivors and adults who were sexually abused during childhood were compared in terms of their psychological symptoms of distress, interpersonal relations, type of abuse experienced, coping skills, and resilience. The findings indicated that as adults, child survivors of the Holocaust and sexually abused children each reported having similar universal trauma responses both at the time of trauma and throughout their lifetimes.…”

Section: Sexual Abuse the Holocaust Well-being Marital Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The second group consisted of adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse whose spouses reported different childhood traumas such as death of a parent or social rejection in school. The present study is based on the assumption that there is substantial similarity between the response to the Holocaust and to childhood sexual abuse (Valent, 1995). Both are considered among the most extreme of human traumas.…”

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The Effects of Similarity Versus Dissimilarity of Spouses' Traumatic Childhood Events on Psychological Well-Being and Marital Quality

Lev–Wiesel

Amir

2003

Journal of Family Issues

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This study compared spouses who had experienced similar versus different childhood trauma in terms of post-traumatic symptomatology, psychological symptoms of distress, and marital quality. The sample comprised two groups: Holocaust child survivors who were sexually abused during the Holocaust and are married to Holocaust child survivors (n = 44) who were also sexually abused, and adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse married to nonsurvivors of sexual abuse (n = 43). All participants were administered the post-traumatic stress disorder, Symptom Checklist 90-Revised, and Enrich Scale for Marital Quality questionnaires. The results revealed that compared with survivors married to partners with different past traumatic experiences, survivors who shared similar past traumatic experiences with their spouses had higher levels of PTSD, anxiety, depression, somatization, phobic-anxiety, and hostility but also expressed greater levels of marital quality.

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confidence: 62%

Section: Sexual Abuse the Holocaust Well-being Marital Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Sexual Abuse the Holocaust Well-being Marital Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Effects of Similarity Versus Dissimilarity of Spouses' Traumatic Childhood Events on Psychological Well-Being and Marital Quality

Lev–Wiesel

Amir

2003

Journal of Family Issues

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“…Fraenkel and Tallant (1987) state that children who have suffered from trauma "harbour intense feelings of fear, anger and insecurity which, when repressed, often lead to maladaptive behavioural responses" (p.59). When left unexpressed, childhood traumatic experiences can manifest themselves later in life as psychological conditions such as depression, personality disorders or PTSD and maladaptive behaviour (Driver & Beltran, 1998;Gravrilovic, Lecic,-Tosevski, & Jovic, 1998;Hubbard, 1998;Monestier, 1999;Valent, 1995). These maladaptive responses can manifest in physical aggression towards peers and siblings, sleeplessness, withdrawal, anxiety, fear and silence.…”

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Occupational Therapy Intervention with Children Survivors of War

Simó-Algado¹,

Mehta²,

Kronenberg³

et al. 2002

Can J Occup Ther

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A preventive occupational therapy program with children surviving the Kosovo conflict is examined. The objective of the program was to facilitate the emotional expression of traumatic experiences in order to prevent the development of future psychological problems. The intervention was based on a community-centred approach with spirituality as a central focus of the intervention. The Model of Human Occupational and the Occupational Performance Process Model were utilized to guide the identification and intervention of occupational performance issues. The children's return from a land of war to a land of children demonstrates the potential of occupational therapy intervention in this field. With increasing awareness of populations facing social and political challenges, there is a growing importance of the concept of occupational justice and the need to work against occupational apartheid.

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