Children in genocide: Extreme traumatization and the 'affect propeller'

International Journal of Psychoanalysis

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 725-746

  Kaplan, Suzanne ^a  

^a NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Affect regulation; Child survivors; Extreme traumatization; Memory; Revenge; Space creating

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CRIME; DYING; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERVIEW; JEW; LIFE HISTORY; MEMORY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RELIGION; RWANDA; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; SYMBOLISM; THINKING; VIOLENCE;

ADOPTION; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MOOD DISORDERS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVAL; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 33745323262     PISSN: 00207578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1516/9C86-H1RG-K3FF-DRAH     Document Type: Article

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