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THE EFFECTS OF THE HOLOCAUST ON CHILDREN SURVIVORSThe effects of the Holocaust can still be felt today, not only by those who learn and read about it, but by those who were children or teenagers during the massacre who were forced to watch their family and friends being tortured and killed. Their stories are the ones from which we can learn. The Holocaust shows something amazing: the strength of the human spirit. Those who were prisoners survived because of their sheer will to live, unwilling to be broken by the oppression of the Nazis. It is incomprehensible how life truly was for those in the camps. The fact that there were survivors shows that there is something in us that cannot be taken away no matter what, human spirit. While the Holocaust did strengthen the spirits of many, it also weakened some cognitive reactions, leaving many with psychological distresses and posttraumatic stress. Accounts given by actual survivors, psychological studies, and information found in course texts will provide information on how man!y children survivors have been affected. In speaking to some survivors, it was apparent that they were forced to endure awful misfortunes during t
"The Holocaust has been thought to be highly potent in creating both posttraumatic stress disorder as well as other ego-changes" (Amir, Wiesel 445). Although it does not delve into what happened to children, it gives much needed background information on the era. When this happened, Vladek Spiegelman recalls, "So the Germans swinged them by the legs against the wall. It has also been found that survivors who were in placed in death camps suffered more from depression and anhedonia, the inability to experience pleasure (Amir, Wiesel 446). This article gives an objective perspective on the feelings and emotions of children Holocaust survivors. Many had heard of Auschwitz and extermination camps, but were not aware of what those terms meant; Stem was one of them. Accounts are given of children as young as 2 or 3 years old, being taken away "screaming and screaming" (Spiegelman 108). This study ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**. Some studies that examined psychological distress in relation to Holocaust survivors' personal experience showed that Holocaust survivors who were not placed in concentration camps had fewer psychiatric symptoms compared to those survivors who were placed in camps. Psychological StudiesAlthough most studies that have been done in the past have focused on adult survivors, there has recently been a greater recognition of the effects of the traumatic events on children and teens who experienced the Holocaust in Nazi-controlled areas, in camps or even in hiding (Neiderland).
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