Conclusions

As I have researched images of the Holocaust, particularly the woman's experience in the Holocaust, I have concluded that women had an extremely different experience when compared to the man's experience. It seems as though women were much more quickly labeled with a mental disorder, particularly schizophrenia. This makes me wonder, were individuals singled out and labeled with a mental disorder just so there would be "decent" reason for that person to die?? With my knowledge of psychology, I understand that the field of psychology itself has come a long way, and perhaps in the 1940s, there were not accurate ways in which to diagnose a person with an extremely disheartening diagnosis such as schizophrenia. This causes me to ask, were this people diagnosed correctly, or were they labeled so that those people who were responsible for their life, could reduce or diminish any guilt for being responsible for sending them to be euthanized?? I feel that this is an important issue not only for discussion, but also for research so that it can be understood how and why women were targeted they way they were. Also, revealing images of the Holocaust, no matter how difficult to see, should always be used as a way to express and prevent anything like the Holocaust ever happening again.