Scholarly Undergraduate Research Journal at Clark (SURJ)
Faculty Mentor Contact Information
Johanna Vollhardt
Keywords
Genocide, Holocaust, Social Psychology, Cultural Psychology, Retrospective Emotion Analysis, USC Shoah Foundation
Abstract
Extensive research has been conducted on the emotional/psychological conditions of survivors post-Holocaust, specifically symptoms of trauma of which many have been grouped and coined into terms such as “survivor syndrome” and “concentration camp syndrome” (USHMM, 2015). In addition, the treatment of such conditions have been studied and implemented. Conversely, significantly less research has been conducted regarding the emotional/psychological experiences of victims during these events, as recollected by victims in the present. Personal narratives of Holocaust survivors shed light on the emotional and psychological implications of the Holocaust’s traumatic events on individuals. In this paper, Holocaust survivors’ retrospective descriptions of emotional responses as experienced during these events will be analyzed.
Recommended Citation
Gaufberg, Rachel
(2016)
"Retrospective Emotional Interpretation of Holocaust Victims: Case Studies of USC Shoah Foundation Testimonies,"
Scholarly Undergraduate Research Journal at Clark (SURJ): Vol. 2, Article 2.
Available at:
https://commons.clarku.edu/surj/vol2/iss1/2