Holocaust Survivors and Immigrants Late Life Adaptations /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kahana, Boaz (Editor), Harel, Zev (Editor), Kahana, Eva (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2005.
• Series: The Plenum Series on Stress and Coping
• Subjects: Psychology.; Sociology.; Clinical psychology.; Psychotherapy.; Counseling.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.; Personality and Social Psychology.; Clinical Psychology.; Sociology, general.

Based on a unique research study, this volume examines the later life development of Holocaust survivors from Israel and the U.S. Through systematic interviews, the authors -- noted researchers and clinicians -- collected data about the lives of these survivors and how they compared to peers who did...

Table of Contents:

• Placing Adaptation Among Elderly Holocaust Survivors in a Theoretical Context
• The Holocaust Years Survivors Share Their Wartime Experiences
• From Destruction To Search For New Lives
• Cumulative Stress Experiences of Holocaust Survivors and the Immigrant Comparison Group
• Physical Health of Holocaust Survivors and Immigrants in the U.S. and Israel
• Mental Health of Older Holocaust Survivors
• Social Resources and Psychological Well-Being
• Predictors of Psychological Well-Being A Multivariate Model
• Vulnerability, Resilience, Memories, and Meaning.