Views on Traumatisation Resulting from Concentration Camps

Following the life stories of the female Jehovah’s Witnesses, who were forced to spend two years of their lives in St. Lambrecht concentration camp, this chapter will cover the development of the severe mental and physical pain brought about by incarceration in the camp. Looking back on the history of the concept of trauma, an attempt will be made to give an up-to-date definition of the term. After that, the theory about trauma resulting from concentration camp imprisonment will be addressed and I will link this to my own study in the next chapter.

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