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Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy
2016. Vol. 24, no. 1, 169–180
doi:10.17759/cpp.2016240111
ISSN: 2075-3470 / 2311-9446 (online)

The Experience of Overcoming of Trauma Caused by Getting Acquainted with Archival Investigative Case of Repressed Relative

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N.A. Shemanova

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Abstract

The article describes a case when exploring archival investigation file of the repressed and executed relative is accompanied by the emergence of delayed posttraumatic stress disorder. Feelings that emerged during contact with the investigation file: fear, resentment and confusion, shame, the desire to keep a secret are disscussed. The difference between experiences of relatives of the Gulag victims and relatives of victims of other historical events or disasters is examined. The article considers protective and adaptive mechanisms that help to overcome psychological trauma.

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Keywords: posttraumatic stress, delayed reaction, projection, defense mechanisms, repressed relative, trauma

Journal rubric: Essay

Article type: essay

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/cpp.2016240111

For citation: Shemanova N.A. The Experience of Overcoming of Trauma Caused by Getting Acquainted with Archival Investigative Case of Repressed Relative. Konsul'tativnaya psikhologiya i psikhoterapiya = Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy, 2016. Vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 169–180. DOI: 10.17759/cpp.2016240111. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

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Information About the Authors

Natal’ya A. Shemanova, Leading Specialist in Educational and Methodical Work, Institute of linguistics, Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow, Russia, e-mail: autumn57@mail.ru

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