Echoes of the trauma
Subtitle: relational themes and emotions in children of Holocaust survivors
By: Hadas Wiseman, Jacques P. Barber.
Contributors: Barber, Jacques P., 1954-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9780521879477
Subjects: Children of Holocaust survivors -- Mental health; Children of Holocaust survivors -- Psychology; Holocaust survivors -- Family relationships; Psychic trauma -- Transmission; Transference (Psychology); Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Psychological aspects; Psychoanalytic Therapy -- methods; Holocaust -- psychology; Jews -- psychology; Parent-Child Relations; Survivors -- psychology; Transference (Psychology)
Description: "This book discusses the echoes of the trauma that are traced in the relational narratives that the sons and daughters of Holocaust survivors tell about their experiences growing up in survivor families. An innovative combination of the Core Conflictual Relationship Theme (CCRT) method with narrative-qualitative analysis revealed common themes and emotional patterns that are played out in the survivors' children's meaningful relationships, especially in those with their parents. Clinicians treating descendents of other massive trauma would benefit from the insights offered into these complex intergenerational psychological processes."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A narrative approach to bridging the gap between clinical case studies and empirical research; title: Studying relationship narratives with the core conflictual relationship theme (CCRT) method; title: Wishes for closeness and autonomy; title: The need to protect vulnerable parents and to avoid conflicts; title: "Without words": themes of interpersonal communication; title: Anger; title: Guilt, shame, and embarrassment; title: Anxiety and helplessness; title: Loneliness; title: Joy and pride; title: The second generation's experience of parenting their adolescent children; title: Growing up to the music of knowing-not knowing: reflections and clinical implications.