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Holocaust trauma and psychic deformation : psychoanalytic reflections of a Holocaust survivor
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Title
Holocaust trauma and psychic deformation : psychoanalytic reflections of a Holocaust survivor / Alfred Garwood.
ISBN
1000170411
1000170497
1000170578
1003054838
9781000170412
9781000170498
9781000170573
9781003054832
9780367516901
9781780491882
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
Copyright Notice Date
©2021
Physical Description
1 online resource (x, 201 pages)
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Notes
"Written by a survivor of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, this moving and important book examines the massive psychic trauma suffered by a generation of Holocaust survivors. It not only provides both an intimate and personal reflection on these harrowing events, but also offers an in-depth, clinical perspective on an often-misunderstood phenomena. As a child during this period, the book begins by examining the author's own experience as a refugee in the aftermath of the Holocaust; the psychological impact of displacement after such traumatic events, and his attempt to flee its damage through medical and psychoanalytic training. But the second half of the book broadens the perspective to offer a clinical exploration of the psychic effects of surviving the Holocaust. A range of concepts are addressed and explored, from powerlessness and survivor guilt, to psychic security and recovered memories. The book concludes by examining how psychic trauma is processed, and the clinical implications for when disorders emerge and dysfunction results. An insightful and honest account of massive psychic trauma, this remarkable book will resonate not only with those affected by or interested in the experiences of Holocaust survivors, but also any clinical practitioner working with clients who have experienced this type of intense trauma"-- Provided by publisher.
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Biographical / Historical Note
Alfred Garwood, a survivor of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, is a retired Honorary Consultant Adult Psychotherapist, a general medical practitioner and Founder of the Child Survivors' Association of Great Britain.
Summary
Written by a survivor of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, this moving and important book examines the massive psychic trauma suffered by a generation of Holocaust survivors. It not only provides both an intimate and personal reaction on these harrowing events, but also offers an in-depth, clinical perspective on an often-misunderstood phenomenon. As a child during this period, the book begins by examining the author's own experience as a refugee in the aftermath of the Holocaust, the psycho- logical impact of displacement after such traumatic events, and his attempt to see its damage through medical and psychoanalytic training. But the second half of the book broadens the perspective to offer a clinical exploration of the psychic effects of surviving the Holocaust. A range of concepts are addressed and explored, from powerlessness and survivor guilt, to psychic security and recovered memories. The book concludes by examining how psychic trauma is processed, and the clinical implications for when disorders emerge and dysfunction results. An insightful and honest account of massive psychic trauma, this remarkable book will resonate not only with those affected by or interested in the experiences of Holocaust survivors, but also any clinical practitioner working with clients who have experienced this type of intense trauma.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Garwood, Alfred. Holocaust trauma and psychic deformation Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 08, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Legacies
Chapter 3: The War After
Chapter 4: Escape
Chapter 5: Adaptation and Maladaptation
Chapter 6: Child Survivors of the Holocaust: Groups and Groupings, Healing Wounds
Chapter 7: The Holocaust and the Power of Powerlessness: Survivor Guilt and Unhealed Wound
Chapter 8: Psychic Security: Its Origins and Development and Disruptions
Chapter 9: Life, Death and the Power of Powerlessness
Chapter 10: Inaccessible Memory: Recovered Traumatic Memory, True and False
Chapter 11: Psychic Survival Management: The Psychic Guardian and Compartmentalisation
Chapter 12: Functional Disorders of the Psychic Guardian and Pathology: Clinical Implications
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