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[Derealization and repetition].

H Dahmer

    Psyche
    |February 1, 1990
    PubMed
    Summary
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    The psycho-technique of "derealization" allowed many Germans loyal to the Hitler regime to avoid historical responsibility. This denial facilitated unwitting repetition of harmful patterns, a normality that must be refused.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychohistory
    • Social Psychology
    • Historical Sociology

    Context:

    • Examines the post-1945 German population's response to the Hitler regime.
    • Focuses on the psychological mechanisms enabling collective historical amnesia.
    • Investigates the role of derealization in evading accountability for historical events.

    Purpose:

    • To analyze the psychotechnical function of derealization in post-war Germany.
    • To understand how derealization facilitated the avoidance of self-transformation and historical responsibility.
    • To challenge the normalization of derealization in discussions of Nazi war criminals.

    Summary:

    • The study identifies "derealization" as a key psychotechnical strategy used by the majority of the German population loyal to the Hitler regime to escape historical responsibility in 1945.

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  • This collective and individual historical derealization obviated the need for self-transformation, leading to unwitting repetition of harmful patterns.
  • The research argues for the critical necessity of rejecting the perceived normality of this derealization, particularly in ongoing debates concerning Nazi war criminals and their accomplices.

    • Impact:

    • Provides a framework for understanding collective denial and its perpetuation of historical trauma.
    • Highlights the psychological barriers to confronting and learning from historical atrocities.
    • Offers a critical perspective on the ongoing discourse surrounding accountability for historical crimes.