Post-traumatic growth among Holocaust survivors: is it possible?

Within the world of psychological and mental health research, the field of post-traumatic growth has gained a louder voice, especially within the field of trauma and extreme trauma. This research paper shall explore the themes of post-traumatic growth amongst four Holocaust survivors who, out of all...

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Main Author: Schwartz, Kimberley
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2015
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/29489/
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description Within the world of psychological and mental health research, the field of post-traumatic growth has gained a louder voice, especially within the field of trauma and extreme trauma. This research paper shall explore the themes of post-traumatic growth amongst four Holocaust survivors who, out of all the camps and ghettos they were taken to, spent the most amount of time in Auschwitz-Birkenau. Using interpretative phenomenological approach (IPA), this paper identifies three domains of themes that emerged within all the narratives, which will be analysed further to identify their potential contribution to post-traumatic growth. This research will allow insight into the understanding of Holocaust trauma, and under what conditions it has thwarted or allowed post-traumatic growth to occur, seventy years later.
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spelling nottingham-294892018-02-02T21:21:56Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/29489/ Post-traumatic growth among Holocaust survivors: is it possible? Schwartz, Kimberley Within the world of psychological and mental health research, the field of post-traumatic growth has gained a louder voice, especially within the field of trauma and extreme trauma. This research paper shall explore the themes of post-traumatic growth amongst four Holocaust survivors who, out of all the camps and ghettos they were taken to, spent the most amount of time in Auschwitz-Birkenau. Using interpretative phenomenological approach (IPA), this paper identifies three domains of themes that emerged within all the narratives, which will be analysed further to identify their potential contribution to post-traumatic growth. This research will allow insight into the understanding of Holocaust trauma, and under what conditions it has thwarted or allowed post-traumatic growth to occur, seventy years later. 2015-06 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/29489/1/Schwartz_Kimberley_Dissertation.pdf Schwartz, Kimberley (2015) Post-traumatic growth among Holocaust survivors: is it possible? [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)]
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Post-traumatic growth among Holocaust survivors: is it possible?
title Post-traumatic growth among Holocaust survivors: is it possible?
title_full Post-traumatic growth among Holocaust survivors: is it possible?
title_fullStr Post-traumatic growth among Holocaust survivors: is it possible?
title_full_unstemmed Post-traumatic growth among Holocaust survivors: is it possible?
title_short Post-traumatic growth among Holocaust survivors: is it possible?
title_sort post-traumatic growth among holocaust survivors: is it possible?
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/29489/