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chosen trauma: a standalone construct

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chosentrauma1 CONSTRUCTChosen traumaVOLKAN · POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY

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Political psychology

a shared mental image of a past group calamity that is passed down the generations and becomes a marker of large-group identity.

In political psychology, chosen trauma refers to a shared mental image of a past group calamity that is passed down the generations and becomes a marker of large-group identity. This meaning comes from Volkan (2001) in Group Analysis.[1]

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  1. Volkan, V. D. (2001). Transgenerational Transmissions and Chosen Traumas: An Aspect of Large-Group Identity. Group Analysis, 34(1), 79-97. https://doi.org/10.1177/05333160122077730

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