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The Third Reich in the unconscious : transgenerational transmission and its consequences / Vamik D. Volkan, Gabriele Ast, and William F. Greer, Jr.

Publication | Digitized | Library Call Number: RC455 .V654 2002

Overview

Format: Book
Author/Creator: Volkan, Vamik D., 1932-
Published: New York : Brunner-Routledge, 2002
Locale: Germany
Contents: Introduction

Pt. 1: On the Mental Representation of History
Chapter 1: Beyond PTSD: From Trauma to Transgenerational Transmission
Chapter 2: The Role of Others in Mental Development
Chapter 3: Varieties of Transgenerational Transmission
Chapter 4: History-Related Unconscious Fantasies

Pt. 2: Case Studies
Chapter 5: Jacob: The Inability to Mourn
Chapter 6: Leo: A Jewish Man Living in Two Worlds
Chapter 7: Uta: A "Gypsy" Under White Linen
Chapter 8: Sabine: A German Woman's "Self-Analysis"
Chapter 9: The Psychotherapeutic Study Group for People Affected by the Holocaust: Toward Ending the "Silence" in Germany
Chapter 10: The Use of Third Reich Symbols by Americans Unaffected by the Holocaust

Pt. 3: Therapeutic Considerations
Chapter 11: Different Cases, Different Approaches
Afterword: Ramifications.
Other Authors/Editors: Ast, Gabriele.
Greer, William F.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-204) and indexes.

Introduction -- -- Pt. 1: On the Mental Representation of History -- Chapter 1: Beyond PTSD: From Trauma to Transgenerational Transmission -- Chapter 2: The Role of Others in Mental Development -- Chapter 3: Varieties of Transgenerational Transmission -- Chapter 4: History-Related Unconscious Fantasies -- -- Pt. 2: Case Studies -- Chapter 5: Jacob: The Inability to Mourn -- Chapter 6: Leo: A Jewish Man Living in Two Worlds -- Chapter 7: Uta: A "Gypsy" Under White Linen -- Chapter 8: Sabine: A German Woman's "Self-Analysis" -- Chapter 9: The Psychotherapeutic Study Group for People Affected by the Holocaust: Toward Ending the "Silence" in Germany -- Chapter 10: The Use of Third Reich Symbols by Americans Unaffected by the Holocaust -- -- Pt. 3: Therapeutic Considerations -- Chapter 11: Different Cases, Different Approaches -- Afterword: Ramifications.

Physical Details

Language: English
External Link: Electronic version(s) available. Hosted by ProQuest
ISBN: 1583913343
Additional Form: Electronic version(s) available internally at USHMM.
Physical Description: xvii, 211 pages ; 24 cm

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects: Social psychiatry--Germany--Case studies. Psychoanalysis--Case studies. National socialism--Psychological aspects. World War, 1939-1945--Germany--Psychological aspects. Psychotherapy patients--Family relationships. Intergenerational relations. Intergenerational relationships. Case studies.

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