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Human reactions to the Nazi concentration camps: a summing up
Journal of Human Stress
|January 1, 1984
Summary
This paper summarizes the long-term psychological and medical effects of Holocaust concentration camp survival. It also reviews studies on the intergenerational impact on survivors' children.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Medical Research
- Sociology
Background:
- The liberation of concentration camps occurred nearly forty years ago.
- The population of survivors is diminishing, making new major studies unlikely.
- This paper synthesizes existing data on survivors and their descendants.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide a summary of available data on concentration camp survivors.
- To review the psychological, psychiatric, and medical consequences of internment.
- To discuss studies concerning the children of survivors.
Main Methods:
- Historical review of events leading to the Holocaust.
- Summary of psychological defense mechanisms used by prisoners.
- Description of group and social activities within camps.
Main Results:
- Long-lasting psychological, psychiatric, and medical consequences of internment.
- Analysis of psychological defenses and social dynamics in camps.
- Overview of the impact on the second generation.
Conclusions:
- The long-term effects of concentration camp internment are significant and multifaceted.
- Understanding these consequences is crucial, especially as survivor populations decline.
- Further research into the intergenerational transmission of trauma is warranted.
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