Holocaust survivors: Coping with post‐traumatic memories in childhood and 40 years later

Mazor, Aviva; Gampel, Yolanda; Enright, Robert; Orenstein, R.

doi:10.1002/jts.2490030102

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“…(3) Conversely, what are the familial/social support contexts that most "protect" or insulate members from traumatization? Mazor, Gampel, Enright, and Orenstein (1990), in their study of Holocaust survivors, noted the variations among those traumatized as children and attempted to account for these variations in terms other than simply individual characterological factors. (4) Similarly, what kind of familial/social support contexts most facilitate or impede coping and recovery of children exposed to traumatic stressors who exhibit symptoms of traumatic stress reactions?…”

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Coping with Stressors on the Home Front

Figley

1993

Journal of Social Issues

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This article seeks to correct the paucity of attention to the psychological impact on families of having a member engaged in war. The initial section focuses on the impact of the Persian Gulf War on military families, drawing upon family stress and coping and Miller's biological systems theory to help categorize and account for the stressors affecting these families at various strategic points in the Persian Gulf War: deployment, during the war, homecoming and reintegration, and long‐term reactions. The middle section focuses on the stress reactions and the factors that tend to mediate these reactions, such as effective methods of coping. Among the most significant yet widely overlooked reactions is secondary traumatization. The final section—based on both the extant research and the theoretical orientation articulated in section one—focuses on intervention. Among those interventions listed are programs that were successful during the Persian Gulf War. Implications for research and policy are noted.

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Coping with Stressors on the Home Front

Figley

1993

Journal of Social Issues

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“…According to Orenstein (1981), such a symptom can be traced to blocked or dammed-up aggression resulting from the survivors7 inability to express rage at the time of victimization. Others (Mazor, Gampel, Enright & Orenstein, 1990) have suggested it is because they felt humiliated and weak, or because they were afraid they would cry or because they wanted to protect their children from the knowledge that such horrors could occur. Klein and Kogan (1986) have offered the suggestion that it stemmed from the need of survivors to forget, and the world's need to deny.…”

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Coping with Ottoman Turkish genocide: An exploration of the experience of Armenian survivors

Kalayjian¹,

Shahinian²,

Gergerian³

et al. 1996

Journal of Traumatic Stress

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This study explored the experiences of the survivors of the Ottoman-Turkish Genocide of the Armenians (1915-1923). Coping strategies, communication patterns and the impact of continuing Turkish denial of the events were the specific research areas. Semi-structured interviews were administered to 40 Genocide survivors, residing at two Armenian homes for older adults in the mid-Atlantic United States. Destruction of life, physical harm, deportation, pillaging, and loss of status were identified by respondents as stressors experienced. Religion, family, work, denial, and resignation were identified as coping methods and sources of survival. Most respondents had not discussed their experiences with others. When asked about their reactions to the Turkish denial, respondents expressed a range of negative affect, including resentment, hatred, and rage. When asked about sources of pride in their lives, respondents cited accomplishments such as surviving the Genocide, surviving as Armenians and procreating. The social, developmental, and psychiatric implications of the findings were discussed.

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“…Ortiz (1985), in investigating the mental health consequences of the use of life history methods with Cuban refugees, discovered that the most apparent outcome for participating in reminiscence was the opportunity for validation and the empathic acceptance of others through sharing their life experiences. Other researchers claim that recovery from signifi cant trauma, such as that associated with Holocaust experiences, can be attained through the expression of life stories and memories that assist in integrating trauma into an individual life story (Kern, 1989;Mazor, 1990;Bar-Tur and Levy-Shift, 1993). Conversely, others claim that survivors of signifi cant life trauma do not integrate these events into their life stories but keep these memories separate from other parts of their life stories, and by doing this, they are able to identify their life as distinct from the trauma (Gampel, 1988;Hollifi eld et al, 2006).…”

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An exploration of reminiscence and post‐war European immigrants living in a multicultural aged‐care setting in Australia

Hodges¹,

Schmidt

2009

Occupation Therapy Intl

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This phenomenological study explores the experiences and perceptions of the telling of life stories of four post-war immigrants living in a multicultural residential aged-care setting in Australia. This study aims to shed light on what participants feel about life stories, and the prospect of involvement in the documentation of their life story in order to provide insight and understanding for optimum programme facilitation and better resident care.Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the four participants. Data were audiotaped and transcribed. Phenomenological methods were used to explicate data.Three main themes emerged: diminution of guilt, social sharing - common bonds and, the urge to 'feel' the past to 'fill' the present. It is apparent that aged survivors of war, and displacement to a new country, feel residual guilt regarding the leaving of their homeland. The prospect of documenting their life stories offers an opportunity to provide an explanation for their decision.Immersion in life stories allows the re-experiencing and sharing of past emotions and sensations. Engagement in occupational reminiscence enhances understanding a person's lived life experience, which adds meaning to one's life.

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Holocaust survivors: Coping with post‐traumatic memories in childhood and 40 years later

Cited by 48 publications

References 10 publications

Coping with Stressors on the Home Front

Coping with Stressors on the Home Front

Coping with Ottoman Turkish genocide: An exploration of the experience of Armenian survivors

An exploration of reminiscence and post‐war European immigrants living in a multicultural aged‐care setting in Australia

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