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Estudos e Pesquisas em Psicologia

 ISSN 1808-4281

COSENTINO, Milena Callegari    MASSIMI, Marina. The Experience of Psychology Jews Authors Holocaust Survivors. []. , 12, 3, pp.1046-1062. ISSN 1808-4281.

The aims of this research were: to approach the theme "trauma and memory" in Psychology author´s literature, who were Jews and lived in Europe at Second World War and Holocaust period, and to analyze the possible trauma's influence in their lives and theory. The psychological trauma is related to the life of every human and has received increasing attention from various disciplines. Violence, disasters and poor living conditions affect many people directly and indirectly. The authors chosen were Kurt Lewin, Viktor Frankl and Bruno Bettelheim. The method utilized is historiographyc, of history psychology area. The results indicated that lived traumatic situation changed the way they elaborate themselves in the developed theory and life. In those author's reports and articles, psychological, cultural and their own resources were used to experience and overcome trauma; in conclusion, there is a significant relationship between their studies and the trauma´s experience. (CNPq/CAPES/FAPESP)

: psychological trauma; Holocaust; Kurt Lewin; Viktor Frankl; Bruno Bettelheim.

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