The Nazis killed over six million Jews and millions of other Polish and Soviet civilians in the Holocaust. They also killed gypsies, physically and mentally disabled people and homosexuals. The number of survivors today are quickly dwindling down. Clinical psychologist Natan Kellermann defines a Holocaust survivor as any Jew who lived under Nazi occupation and was threatened by the “final solution” (Kellermann 199). This definition can be applied not only to Jews, but to anyone in general whose life was threatened by the Nazis. When these survivors were liberated, they believed the suffering was over, but for many, this wasn’t the case. The trauma of the horrors they faced is still evident in their life. By analyzing the effects of post traumatic
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The trauma can cause the parent to fear separation and be unable to form normal relationships. It can also cause the parent to become extremely overprotective. A survivor’s child in Adler’s We Remember The Holocaust recalled: “My mother never wanted to let me out of her sight”(Adler 100). The mother was extremely attached because of the trauma she went through and was overly concerned with the safety of her child. This parenting style originates from the continuing effects of PTSD. It is common for Holocaust survivors to be constantly checking on their child while he or she is sleeping and to be overly concerned with the individual’s health. The adolescent is often used as a replacement for lost loved ones and as the child grows, the parent struggles with separation-individuation, the process in which one becomes his or her own person. Psychologists Harvey Barocas and Carol Barocas state:“The individuation process of the children seems to reactivate the lifelong mourning of the Survivors and the additional threat of yet another object loss” (Barocas and Barocas 9). The parents are conditioned to expect lost due to the death of loved ones in the Holocaust. Children growing up and leaving home parallels to the friends and family that left the survivor in life due to the Holocaust. Proper medical treatment is critical in reducing the trauma and the effects caused by PTSD. Treating survivors proves …show more content…
There will always be trauma, but there are methods in which one can reduce that trauma and in turn invoke peace. There are many therapeutic approaches to consider. Victor Frankl’s logotherapy revolves around the idea of moving forward and discovering the meaning of one’s life. In order to move forward, one must first acknowledge the significance of the Holocaust in his or her life. After acknowledgement, the survivor can then begin the healing process by moving forward and discovering who they are and what their purpose is (Frankl 153). The AMCHA organization, which was originally the code word that identified fellow Jews during World War II, takes a similar approach in treatment. Today, this organization is the largest center for psychosocial support for Holocaust survivors in Israel (AMCHA). First, the therapist establishes a healthy, trusting relationship. Once this step is taken, the patient is prompted to talk about what they have gone through and how they feel about the events. Through this process, the patient properly mourns everything that has been lost. Finally, the patient needs to come to a resolution of the past. Once the steps of the process are complete, the victims can live life more at peace than
The trauma can cause the parent to fear separation and be unable to form normal relationships. It can also cause the parent to become extremely overprotective. A survivor’s child in Adler’s We Remember The Holocaust recalled: “My mother never wanted to let me out of her sight”(Adler 100). The mother was extremely attached because of the trauma she went through and was overly concerned with the safety of her child. This parenting style originates from the continuing effects of PTSD. It is common for Holocaust survivors to be constantly checking on their child while he or she is sleeping and to be overly concerned with the individual’s health. The adolescent is often used as a replacement for lost loved ones and as the child grows, the parent struggles with separation-individuation, the process in which one becomes his or her own person. Psychologists Harvey Barocas and Carol Barocas state:“The individuation process of the children seems to reactivate the lifelong mourning of the Survivors and the additional threat of yet another object loss” (Barocas and Barocas 9). The parents are conditioned to expect lost due to the death of loved ones in the Holocaust. Children growing up and leaving home parallels to the friends and family that left the survivor in life due to the Holocaust. Proper medical treatment is critical in reducing the trauma and the effects caused by PTSD. Treating survivors proves …show more content…
There will always be trauma, but there are methods in which one can reduce that trauma and in turn invoke peace. There are many therapeutic approaches to consider. Victor Frankl’s logotherapy revolves around the idea of moving forward and discovering the meaning of one’s life. In order to move forward, one must first acknowledge the significance of the Holocaust in his or her life. After acknowledgement, the survivor can then begin the healing process by moving forward and discovering who they are and what their purpose is (Frankl 153). The AMCHA organization, which was originally the code word that identified fellow Jews during World War II, takes a similar approach in treatment. Today, this organization is the largest center for psychosocial support for Holocaust survivors in Israel (AMCHA). First, the therapist establishes a healthy, trusting relationship. Once this step is taken, the patient is prompted to talk about what they have gone through and how they feel about the events. Through this process, the patient properly mourns everything that has been lost. Finally, the patient needs to come to a resolution of the past. Once the steps of the process are complete, the victims can live life more at peace than