Kahana R J
J Geriatr Psychiatry. 1981;14(2):225-39.
Reconciliation of conflicts between aged parents and their adult offspring is a criterion of successful aging. It requires inner psychological changes in those involved. Dr. Herzog's case history illustrates such inner change in the son of an aged father who was a survivor of the Holocaust. The patient had suffered a form of transmitted traumatization affecting his psychological development. Studies of posttraumatic reactions of survivors and of traumatization in the second generation have been reviewed briefly. Persistent aftereffects of trauma may aggravate problems of aging. As the example given in this paper illustrates, knowledge of the impact of the Holocaust experience can help us to recognize transmitted traumatization in individuals whose experiences were not related to the Holocaust.
年迈父母与成年子女之间冲突的和解是成功老龄化的一个标准。这需要相关人员内心的心理变化。赫尔佐格博士的病例记录说明了一位大屠杀幸存者、年迈父亲的儿子内心的这种变化。这位患者遭受了一种影响其心理发展的遗传性创伤。本文简要回顾了幸存者的创伤后反应以及第二代中的创伤情况研究。创伤的持续后遗症可能会加剧老龄化问题。正如本文所举的例子所示，了解大屠杀经历的影响有助于我们在那些经历与大屠杀无关的个体中识别遗传性创伤。
