Vamik D. Volkan: Immigrants and Refugees Trauma, Perennial Mourning, Prejudice, and Border Psychology
Explores the psychological effects of trauma on refugees and immigrants and how host country prejudices shape international relations.
Vamik D. Volkan: Chosen Traumas and Their Impact on Current Political/ Societal Conflicts
How natural, man-made, and societal traumas affect survivors, ranging from acceptance of fate to seeking compensation.
Maruška Svašek: The Politics of Chosen Trauma: Expellee Memories, Emotions and Identities
This chapter critiques medical trauma models and explores how “chosen trauma” is politicized through collective victimhood and rituals.
Vamik D. Volkan: Transgenerational Transmissions and Chosen Traumas – An Aspect of Large-Group Identity
An exploration of how large-group identity, shaped by “chosen trauma,” reactivates ancestral traumas to protect group cohesion.
Jörn Rüsen: The Wounds of History – About the Historical Dealing with Traumatic Experiences
How cultural frameworks influence goals and actions, revealing the limits of rationality in understanding key life experiences.
Andreas Maercker: How Collective and Historical Trauma Psychologically Reverberates in Eastern Europe
The lasting impacts of historical trauma in Eastern Europe and remedies for victims and their descendants.
Gouni & Verny: The Human Toll of Collective Trauma
The paper extends historical trauma to include generational impacts on marginalized groups and explores interventions.
Brian E. Armenta et al. : The Historical Loss Scale – Longitudinal Measurement Equivalence and Prospective Links to Anxiety Among North American Indigenous Adolescents
Thoughts of historical loss are linked to increased distress in Indigenous adolescents, using validated measurement tools.
Eugen Koh: The Healing of Historical Collective Trauma
Healing historical collective trauma depends on a supportive environment and a strong cultural framework.
Les B. Whitbeck et al. : Conceptualizing and Measuring Historical Trauma Among American Indian People
The article introduces two reliable scales for measuring historical trauma in American Indians, showing frequent negative impacts.