Post-traumatic stress reactions in a long-term and several generation perspectives

• Authors: Smith-Solbakken Marie , Wallin Weihe Hans-Jørgen

Title variants

PL

Zespół stresu pourazowego w perspektywie długoterminowej i wielopokoleniowej

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article presents issues related to post-traumatic stress in a social context. The focus was on showing how historical traumas as well as living in the state of fear for a long time affect identity formation of future generations. The exploration was based, among others, on the historical analysis of two oil rig disasters (Alexander Kielland in 1980 and Piper Alpha in 1988) and war, mainly World War II-based trauma. In addition, the authors conducted numerous interviews with survivors, with the families and relatives of those who were killed, and with people directly and indirectly linked to dramatic events on oil rigs. Disaster reports and private records were also analyzed. On this basis, it was shown how the message on traumatic experiences passed from generation to generation shapes the relationships and lives of next generations. An important issue was also to look for answers to the question on how signals from the past are to be received and how to use these signals when working with families of those who are experiencing long-term post-traumatic stress.

PL

W artykule zaprezentowano zagadnienia związane ze stresem pourazowym w kontekście społecznym. Skoncentrowano się na ukazaniu tego jak traumy historyczne, ale również i długotrwałe życia w lęku wpływają na kształtowanie się tożsamości kolejnych pokoleń. Eksploracja oparta została między innymi na analizie historycznej dwóch katastrof na platformach wiertniczych (Alexander Kielland z 1980 r. i Piper Alpha z 1988 r) oraz traum wojennych głównie z czasu II wojny światowej. Dodatkowo autorzy przeprowadzali liczne wywiady z ocalałymi, ale również z ich rodzinami oraz z krewnymi osób, które zginęły, czy też z osobami bezpośrednio i pośrednio związanymi z dramatycznymi wydarzeniami na platformach wiertniczych. Przeanalizowano również raporty dotyczące katastrof, a także dokumentację prywatną. Na tej podstawie ukazano jak przekaz z pokolenia na pokolenie traumatycznych przeżyć kształtuje relacje i życie następnych pokoleń. Ponadto ważne stało się także poszukiwanie odpowiedzi na pytanie: jak należy odbierać sygnały z przeszłości, jak wykorzystywać je w pracy z rodzinami tych osób, które doświadczają długotrwałego stresu pourazowego.

Keywords

EN

post-traumatic stress disorder; generational message; trauma; identity

PL

zespół stresu pourazowego; przekaz generacyjny; trauma; tożsamość

• Publisher: Zakład Edukacji Międzykulturowej i Badań nad Wsparciem Społecznym, Wydziału Nauk Historycznych i Pedagogicznych Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
• Journal: Multicultural Studies
• Year: 2018
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 119-141

Dates

published

2018-06-30

Contributors

author

Smith-Solbakken Marie

• University of Stavanger

author

Wallin Weihe Hans-Jørgen

• Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences

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Identifiers

ISSN

2451-2877

DOI

10.23734/mcs.2018.1.119.141