Challenges for aging Holocaust survivors and their children: The impact of early trauma on aging

Isserman, Nancy; Hollander-Goldfein, Bea; Horwitz, S. Nechama

doi:10.1080/15528030.2016.1193094

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“…Attachment theory centers on the idea that challenges earlier in life will lead to challenges later in life (Berkum, 2009). This idea is particularly evident in our previous discussion of high-stress populations where we found research that explained trauma that can span throughout life (Isserman et al, 2017). There is also evidence of how trauma in previous generations can lead to adverse outcomes in future generations (Yehuda et al, 2016).…”

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“…In a genetic study, Yehuda et al, 2016 found that psychological trauma experienced by survivors of the Holocaust had similar effects in offspring through alterations in their genomic makeup. In another study on how trauma may affect the health of children of Holocaust survivors, Isserman et al (2017) found that although trauma exists in the young children, it disappears during late teenage years and then reappears and increases with age.…”

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The Widowhood Effect: Explaining the Adverse Outcomes After Spousal Loss Using Physiological Stress Theories, Marital Quality, and Attachment

Ennis

Majid

2020

The Family Journal

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The loss of a loved one is one of the most ubiquitous life experiences. There have been multiple reviews that have found adverse health outcomes for individuals experiencing spousal loss, particularly the widowhood effect that characterizes an increased risk of mortality after loss. However, there is a lack of clarity on the relationship between physiological stress and the widowhood effect. This commentary uses the literature on stress, marital quality, and attachment to explain the widowhood effect and other adverse physical health outcomes. We discuss three points: (1) the chronic nature of stress may be the source of adverse outcomes, (2) the quality and quantity of available resources may moderate the effects of stress, and (3) the level and style of attachment may explain why these outcomes may persist many years after spousal loss.

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The Widowhood Effect: Explaining the Adverse Outcomes After Spousal Loss Using Physiological Stress Theories, Marital Quality, and Attachment

Ennis

Majid

2020

The Family Journal

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“…The Long-Term Effects of the Holocaust HS living today were children or adolescents when their lives were overwhelmed by incomprehensible horror (e.g., Kestenberg & Brenner, 1996). A large array of studies focused on the impact of the Holocaust suggests that, decades after, psychological vulnerability, such as symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, still prevail among child survivors (Isserman, Hollander-Goldfein, & Horwitz, 2017;Prot, 2010). Both clinical and empirical findings show that the nature of these psychological problems exceeds the PTSD criteria (Prot, 2010).…”

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From “a nothing” to something special: Art as a space of holding attunement in the creative experience of Holocaust survivor artists.

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Shrira²

2022

Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts

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A growing body of recent research into a link between adversity and creativity concentrates on emotional or cognitive constructs. To gain clearer insights into the underlying mechanisms through which the interplay between experiences of creativity and adversity are likely to unfold, an inquiry into the understudied view of creativity as lived experience is introduced in this study. This approach was implemented through in-depth exploration of the creative experience of 30 artists who suffered terrible trauma during the Holocaust. Following the phenomenological paradigm of qualitative research, semistructured interviews were conducted. Data was analyzed in order to understand the essence of the creative lived experience and to identify multiple meanings. Results included three main themes: The first-art as a holding space where subjective inner states are seen and valued, the second-art as a safe space where traumatic memories may be exposed, and the third-art as a holding space enabling creative exploration and enjoyment. These themes point to the creative experience as a procession of transformations within the safety of a holding attuned space. In this space, a move may occur toward "feeling felt" rather than objectified, validated rather than dehumanized, and whole rather than detached and silenced. The current study discerns that art viewed from the perspective of lived experience contributes a finer understanding of its potential as a phenomenon of creative self-transformation.

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Filial anxiety and sense of obligation among offspring of Holocaust survivors

Shrira

Menashe

Bensimon

2018

Aging & Mental Health

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Challenges for aging Holocaust survivors and their children: The impact of early trauma on aging

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The Widowhood Effect: Explaining the Adverse Outcomes After Spousal Loss Using Physiological Stress Theories, Marital Quality, and Attachment

The Widowhood Effect: Explaining the Adverse Outcomes After Spousal Loss Using Physiological Stress Theories, Marital Quality, and Attachment

From “a nothing” to something special: Art as a space of holding attunement in the creative experience of Holocaust survivor artists.

Filial anxiety and sense of obligation among offspring of Holocaust survivors

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