Oksana Yakushko
Biographic Data
| ID | 4395239 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Oksana Yakushko |
| GIVEN NAMES | Oksana |
| FAMILY NAME | Yakushko |
| SIGNATURE | YAKUSHKO O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pacifica Graduate Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6453-2987 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 41 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 173 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 41 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Prologue: Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in Wartime: Ukraine — The Impossibilities and Possibilities of Psychoanalysis in Ukraine Facing War
The history of psychoanalysis shows that Ukraine has been central to its development from the early beginning (Nalyvaiko, 2023). The fact that Freud’s family originally comes from the small west-Uk
Epilogue: Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in Wartime: Ukraine — (Not) Bearing the War: Psychoanalytic Reflections on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
We are writing this epilogue during the days of some of the most horrific Russian attacks on Ukraine: In the holiday period, between December 29th, 2023, and January 2nd, 2024, the Russian presiden
Russophilia and Justifications of Russian Imperialism: Reflections on Dostoyevsky in Psychoanalysis as the Mirror of Rationalizing Russian Colonial Violence
Russophilia, or the valoration of the supposed “greatness” and superiority of Russian culture and politics, especially paralleled with purposeful erasure of its engagement in violent ideologies and acts, has been present in “Western” (i.e. external to Russia) accounts, including in psychoanalysis. Psychoanalytic contributions on Fyodor Dostoyevsky as a “great” literary and allegedly psychologically salubrious figure are illustrative of this tende…
Inscribing a new page in the history of Ukrainian psychoanalysis during the wartime: The call for contributions
This correspondence introduces several distinct current efforts by Ukrainian psychoanalytic practitioners and researchers from various clinical, scholarly, and applied fields to support the sustainable development of psychoanalytic training and work in the context of the ongoing 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Among these developments are (a) the translation of the classic and contemporary psychoanalytic texts into the Ukrainian language, (b) t…
Archetypal Hero of Ukraine: Taras Shevchenko as a Pan-Archetypal Ukrainian
This essay introduces non-Ukrainian audiences to one of the most significant archetypal figures in Ukrainian history, culture, politics, and creative life, both past and present. The poet Taras Shevchenko, born over 200 years ago during an era of Russian imperial enslavement of Ukrainians, remains a powerful voice engraved in the spaces of Ukraine’s fight for liberation, self-determination, and freedom. In addition to his contributions to these c…
On Terrible Loss, Grief, and Sorrow in Times of War: An Introduction to a Special Issue on Analytic Psychology in Ukraine
This essay serves as an introduction to a special issue featuring work by and about Ukrainian Jungian analysts conducting therapy under the conditions of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Their work with loss, grief, crises, and other life changes are highlighted. These articles underscore important aspects of analytic efforts that can be applied in such circumstances, as well as noting the limits of therapeutic work when both patients and analysts f…
Film Review: 20 Days in Mariupol [Documentary] (2023). Directed by Mstyslav Chernov
As I write this review in the weeks leading up to the U.S. 2024 Oscars award ceremony, this documentary film about the initial attacks and subsequent obliteration of the southeastern Ukrainian city
Psychoanalysis and war: On witnessing Ukrainian psychoanalysts
On the Dangers of Transnational Influences of Western Psychology: Decolonizing International Perspectives on Women and Therapy
Psychology of women, feminist psychology, and therapy with women have been primarily connected to dominant Western methodologies and practices of the Global North. The history of misogynistic and patriarchal methods in Western psychology is often limited to critiques of psychoanalysis, even though international and multicultural critical perspectives continue to draw primarily on psychoanalytic theoretical and clinical modalities. The history of …
Scientific Pollyannaism: From Inquisition to Positive Psychology
This book argues that the story of the orphan girl Pollyanna (namely, her strategy of playing the "glad games" to manage loss, abuse, and social prejudice) serves as a framework for critiquing historical forms of Western scientific Pollyannaism. The author examines Pollyannaism as it relates to the sciences, demonstrating how the approach has been used throughout modern Western history to enforce happiness and to criticize negative human emotiona…
Negative Reflections About Positive Psychology: On Constraining the Field to a Focus on Happiness and Personal Achievement
“Positive” psychology has gained a dominant voice within and outside the field of psychology. Although critiques of this perspective have been rendered, including by humanistic psychologists, psychology scholars have offered minimum space for critical reflections of this movement in contrast to its critiques existing inside and outside the academia in other fields. Therefore, this contribution seeks to explicate emerging systematic critiques of p…
Receiving Spiritual Care: Experiences of Dying and Grieving Individuals
The study examines the perceptions of interfaith spiritual care, received through a volunteer hospice organization, by 10 individuals facing death and dying. Qualitative methodology based on the Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis was used to collect and analyze the data. Four superordinate themes reflected meanings ascribed to spirituality and spiritual care in facing end of life: Vital Role of Spirituality in the End-of-Life Care, Definition…
Conclusion to Women and Indigenous Therapy Special Issue: Final Thoughts from the Editors
The goal of this special issue was to provide a space for voices speaking on indigenous healing as practiced by and for women around the globe. In the articles, the authors utilized feminist libera
Women Healers: Global and Local Women’s Knowledge in Psychology—An Introduction
This article briefly addresses key events throughout recorded history of indigenous healing, highlighting the role of women and their work despite predominant patriarchal, societal views and subsequent hardships for women engaging in healing roles. Additionally, this article identifies terms and definitions that will be used throughout the special issue and introduces articles for the special issue which have been written by women around the worl…
Witches, Charlatans, and Old Wives: Critical Perspectives on History of Women’s Indigenous Knowledge
Although women have been central to cultural healing practices historically, their participation in the production of indigenous knowledge remains marginal. This contribution traces the history of indigenous healing traditions among women, both in Western and non-Western cultures. Specific attention is given to the history of patriarchal oppression, including witch-trials and the branding of non-Western indigenous healers as witches during Europe…
Indigenous Women of the Amazon Forest: The Woman Shaman of the Yawanawa Tribe
Among the most diverse and indigenous areas of the world is Latin America, specifically the Amazon river basin and its rain forests. Indigenous tribes and indigenous healing practices from these areas have recently gained more attention and popularity. However, less is known about experiences of tribal women related to indigenous practices, including the long-standing legacy of patriarchal and Christian colonization. This contribution offers the …
Existential Angst and Meaning Making in Narratives of Lithuanian Survivors of Soviet Political Deportations
Experiences related to forced deportations of ethnic Lithuanians as part of Stalin’s political genocide were explored in the narratives of six survivors. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was chosen for its idiographic and interpretive focus on the meanings and individual sense-making of lived experiences. Semistructured interviews were conducted, and the data were analyzed for emergent superordinate themes and subthemes. The results revea…
Global Love for Sale: Divergence and Convergence of Human Trafficking with “Mail Order Brides” and International Arranged Marriage Phenomena
International marriage brokering firms claim their services facilitate long term relationships between men and women living in different areas worldwide. However, many legal experts, human rights advocates, and scholars speak to the exploitative nature of such relationships, often connecting them to human trafficking. Feminist and cultural scholars echo these concerns, but challenge whether human trafficking accurately describes such relationship…
Cultural unconscious in research: Integrating multicultural and depth paradigms in qualitative research
Culturally focused research has gained momentum in many disciplines, including psychology. However, much of this research fails to pay attention to the unconscious dynamics that underlie the study of culture and culturally influenced human beings. Such dynamics may be especially significant when issues of marginalization and oppression are present. Therefore, this paper seeks to contribute a framework for understanding cultural dynamics, especial…
Politics and Research of Immigration: Implications for Counseling and Psychological Scholarship and Action
Research about and with recent immigrants has expanded within psychology, counseling, and related fields. Such research has a potential to contribute significantly toward social action through affecting cultural understanding and public policies. However, counseling and psychology professionals and researchers often lack understanding of historical and current trends affecting this research. Thus, in this article we discuss the broader contextual…
Immigration and Social Class
The following chapter discusses the role of social class in understanding immigration. Specifically, the author highlights the complexities of understanding social class and its influence and its malleability for immigrant individuals prior to and following their migration. In addition, the role of social class in debates regarding immigration as a social burden or as an economic necessity is also addressed. The chapter provides suggestions regar…
Exploring the Relationships between Fear-Related Xenophobia, Perceptions of Out-Group Entitativity, and Social Contact in Norway
An internet-related survey distributed to Norwegian students explored predictors of fear-related xenophobia toward immigrants. Specifically, this study examined a new social construct called "entitativity" (i.e., the extent to which out-group members are perceived as bonded together in a cohesive or organized unit), as well as frequency of informal social contact and valence of a recent encounter in relation to certain xenophobic attitudes. Corre…
Gendered Stories of Adaptation and Resistance: A Feminist Multiple Case Study of Immigrant Women
The Future of Our Organizations: Students and Early Career Professionals
This response focuses on the significance of ethnic minority psychology organizations and other related membership structures to early career psychologists (ECPs) and counseling psychology students. We discuss not only reasons for why students and ECPs may not be joining professional organizations, but also strategies for recruiting, supporting, and mentoring them through organizations which are focused on diversity
Preliminary validation of the Women's Spirituality Instrument: Development of a measure to assess feminist religious and spiritual attitudes
Xenophobia: Understanding the Roots and Consequences of Negative Attitudes Toward Immigrants
The current xenophobic cultural environment in the United States makes it imperative that psychologists understand the nature of xenophobia and recognize its consequences. This article explores sociological, social psychological, and multicultural research to examine the causes of negative attitudes toward immigrants. Xenophobia is presented as a concept descriptive of a socially observable phenomenon. Historical and contemporary expressions of x…
Language Brokering Among Mexican-Immigrant Families in the Midwest: A Multiple Case Study
Language brokering (LB) is the act of translating and interpreting within immigrant families by children and adolescents for their parents, other family members, and other adults. Although LB is a common phenomenon among immigrant families in the United States, research regarding its impact on immigrant families mainly focuses on the experiences of language brokers only and not on their parents or immediate families. Thus, the purpose of this in-…
Do Feminist Women Feel Better About their Lives? Examining Patterns of Feminist Identity Development and Women’s Subjective Well-being
Immigrant Women and Counseling: The Invisible Others
The number of women immigrating to the United States is growing because of current global changes (A. J. Marsella & E. Ring, 2003). Understanding and serving the mental health needs of this population is a new challenge for American counselors and counseling scholars. In this article, an ecological model (U. Bronfenbrenner, 1979) is used to describe the mental health needs of immigrant women, outline various counseling strategies and intervention…
Voices of Early Career Psychologists in Division 17, the Society of Counseling Psychology
This article reports on a survey of early career members of the Society of Counseling Psychology (SCP). Seventy early career psychologists completed a survey assessing the usefulness and climate of SCP, barriers to and facilitative factors for involvement in SCP, inclusiveness of SCP regarding cultural diversity and professional interests, degree of involvement in various aspects of SCP, and their areas of satisfaction and dissatisfaction with SC…
What about men? Social comparison and the effects of media images on body and self-esteem
Research has consistently shown that exposure to ideal female images negatively influences women's self-evaluations (e.g., Brown, Novick, Lord, & Richards, 1992; Henderson-King, Henderson-King, & Hoffman, 2001). However, minimal research has examined the effects of media-portrayed male images on men
Ambivalent Sexism and Relationship Patterns among Women and Men in Ukraine
Insider Outsider: Reflections on Working with One's Own Communities
Working as researchers within cultural communities can be challenging and rewarding. In this article, four researchers share their lived experiences in being both insiders and outsiders within their cultural communities as well as highlight discussions among feminist and community-participatory focused scholars about the insider-outsider positionality. Cultural communities represented among the researchers include Eastern European, Middle Eastern…
Gendered Stories of Adaptation and Resistance: A Feminist Multiple Case Study of Immigrant Women
Negative Reflections About Positive Psychology: On Constraining the Field to a Focus on Happiness and Personal Achievement
“Positive” psychology has gained a dominant voice within and outside the field of psychology. Although critiques of this perspective have been rendered, including by humanistic psychologists, psychology scholars have offered minimum space for critical reflections of this movement in contrast to its critiques existing inside and outside the academia in other fields. Therefore, this contribution seeks to explicate emerging systematic critiques of p…
Global Love for Sale: Divergence and Convergence of Human Trafficking with “Mail Order Brides” and International Arranged Marriage Phenomena
International marriage brokering firms claim their services facilitate long term relationships between men and women living in different areas worldwide. However, many legal experts, human rights advocates, and scholars speak to the exploitative nature of such relationships, often connecting them to human trafficking. Feminist and cultural scholars echo these concerns, but challenge whether human trafficking accurately describes such relationship…
The Impact of Social and Political Changes on Survivors of Political Persecutions in Rural Russia and Ukraine
Differences in depressive symptoms and attitudes about political and social changes were examined for individuals with and without family histories of Stalinist persecution in several small villages in Russia and Ukraine. In a sample of 422 villagers, there were 37 family members of survivors of Stalinist purges. In comparison to villagers with no family history of persecution, those who had such history perceived their social life with other vil…
Indigenous Women of the Amazon Forest: The Woman Shaman of the Yawanawa Tribe
Among the most diverse and indigenous areas of the world is Latin America, specifically the Amazon river basin and its rain forests. Indigenous tribes and indigenous healing practices from these areas have recently gained more attention and popularity. However, less is known about experiences of tribal women related to indigenous practices, including the long-standing legacy of patriarchal and Christian colonization. This contribution offers the …
The Future of Our Organizations: Students and Early Career Professionals
This response focuses on the significance of ethnic minority psychology organizations and other related membership structures to early career psychologists (ECPs) and counseling psychology students. We discuss not only reasons for why students and ECPs may not be joining professional organizations, but also strategies for recruiting, supporting, and mentoring them through organizations which are focused on diversity
On the Dangers of Transnational Influences of Western Psychology: Decolonizing International Perspectives on Women and Therapy
Psychology of women, feminist psychology, and therapy with women have been primarily connected to dominant Western methodologies and practices of the Global North. The history of misogynistic and patriarchal methods in Western psychology is often limited to critiques of psychoanalysis, even though international and multicultural critical perspectives continue to draw primarily on psychoanalytic theoretical and clinical modalities. The history of …
Women Healers: Global and Local Women’s Knowledge in Psychology—An Introduction
This article briefly addresses key events throughout recorded history of indigenous healing, highlighting the role of women and their work despite predominant patriarchal, societal views and subsequent hardships for women engaging in healing roles. Additionally, this article identifies terms and definitions that will be used throughout the special issue and introduces articles for the special issue which have been written by women around the worl…
Witches, Charlatans, and Old Wives: Critical Perspectives on History of Women’s Indigenous Knowledge
Although women have been central to cultural healing practices historically, their participation in the production of indigenous knowledge remains marginal. This contribution traces the history of indigenous healing traditions among women, both in Western and non-Western cultures. Specific attention is given to the history of patriarchal oppression, including witch-trials and the branding of non-Western indigenous healers as witches during Europe…
Existential Angst and Meaning Making in Narratives of Lithuanian Survivors of Soviet Political Deportations
Experiences related to forced deportations of ethnic Lithuanians as part of Stalin’s political genocide were explored in the narratives of six survivors. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was chosen for its idiographic and interpretive focus on the meanings and individual sense-making of lived experiences. Semistructured interviews were conducted, and the data were analyzed for emergent superordinate themes and subthemes. The results revea…
Cultural unconscious in research: Integrating multicultural and depth paradigms in qualitative research
Culturally focused research has gained momentum in many disciplines, including psychology. However, much of this research fails to pay attention to the unconscious dynamics that underlie the study of culture and culturally influenced human beings. Such dynamics may be especially significant when issues of marginalization and oppression are present. Therefore, this paper seeks to contribute a framework for understanding cultural dynamics, especial…
The Scale of Ethnocultural Empathy: Development, validation, and reliability.
and Overall Discussion The purpose of this study was to develop a scale to quantita-tively and effectively measure the construct of ethnocultural em-pathy. On the basis of a review of the literature, ethnoculturalempathy as a construct was derived from definitions of generalempathy, multiculturalism, and cultural empathy. Our effort tocreate a three-factor scale was partially supported by the results ofthe factor analysis. Although there are para…
Influence of Social Support, Existential Well-Being, and Stress Over Sexual Orientation on Self Esteem of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Individuals
Giving Voices to Invisible Others
Ambivalent Sexism and Relationship Patterns among Women and Men in Ukraine
Immigrant Women and Counseling: The Invisible Others
The number of women immigrating to the United States is growing because of current global changes (A. J. Marsella & E. Ring, 2003). Understanding and serving the mental health needs of this population is a new challenge for American counselors and counseling scholars. In this article, an ecological model (U. Bronfenbrenner, 1979) is used to describe the mental health needs of immigrant women, outline various counseling strategies and intervention…
What about men? Social comparison and the effects of media images on body and self-esteem
Research has consistently shown that exposure to ideal female images negatively influences women's self-evaluations (e.g., Brown, Novick, Lord, & Richards, 1992; Henderson-King, Henderson-King, & Hoffman, 2001). However, minimal research has examined the effects of media-portrayed male images on men
Do Feminist Women Feel Better About their Lives? Examining Patterns of Feminist Identity Development and Women’s Subjective Well-being
Stress and Coping in the Lives of Recent Immigrants and Refugees: Considerations for Counseling
Xenophobia: Understanding the Roots and Consequences of Negative Attitudes Toward Immigrants
The current xenophobic cultural environment in the United States makes it imperative that psychologists understand the nature of xenophobia and recognize its consequences. This article explores sociological, social psychological, and multicultural research to examine the causes of negative attitudes toward immigrants. Xenophobia is presented as a concept descriptive of a socially observable phenomenon. Historical and contemporary expressions of x…
The Impact of Social and Political Changes on Survivors of Political Persecutions in Rural Russia and Ukraine
Differences in depressive symptoms and attitudes about political and social changes were examined for individuals with and without family histories of Stalinist persecution in several small villages in Russia and Ukraine. In a sample of 422 villagers, there were 37 family members of survivors of Stalinist purges. In comparison to villagers with no family history of persecution, those who had such history perceived their social life with other vil…
Indigenous Ecopsychology: Lessons From the Teachings of a Ukrainian Sage
The article presents a summary of teaching related to nature, spirituality, and health developed by Ukrainian sage Porfiriy K. Ivanov (1898–1983), whose teachings have been devoutly followed by many individuals across the former Soviet Union and many places around the world. In addition, Ivanov’s teachings are interpreted within a depth psychological and ecopsychological framework. The three themes common across Ivanov’s philosophy, such as embra…
Stress and Coping Strategies in the Lives of Recent Immigrants: A Grounded Theory Model
Preliminary validation of the Women's Spirituality Instrument: Development of a measure to assess feminist religious and spiritual attitudes
Cross-National Measure of Fear-Based Xenophobia: Development of a Cumulative Scale
To apply a Mokken Scale Procedure in developing a hierarchical cross-national scale to measure xenophobia, a pool of 30 xenophobia-related items was collected from several sources and modified using established unidimensional criteria. The survey was administered to 608 undergraduate students in the USA, 193 undergraduate students in The Netherlands, and 303 undergraduate students in Norway. 14 items measuring perceived threat or fear and meeting…
Insider Outsider: Reflections on Working with One's Own Communities
Working as researchers within cultural communities can be challenging and rewarding. In this article, four researchers share their lived experiences in being both insiders and outsiders within their cultural communities as well as highlight discussions among feminist and community-participatory focused scholars about the insider-outsider positionality. Cultural communities represented among the researchers include Eastern European, Middle Eastern…
Language Brokering Among Mexican-Immigrant Families in the Midwest: A Multiple Case Study
Language brokering (LB) is the act of translating and interpreting within immigrant families by children and adolescents for their parents, other family members, and other adults. Although LB is a common phenomenon among immigrant families in the United States, research regarding its impact on immigrant families mainly focuses on the experiences of language brokers only and not on their parents or immediate families. Thus, the purpose of this in-…
Voices of Early Career Psychologists in Division 17, the Society of Counseling Psychology
This article reports on a survey of early career members of the Society of Counseling Psychology (SCP). Seventy early career psychologists completed a survey assessing the usefulness and climate of SCP, barriers to and facilitative factors for involvement in SCP, inclusiveness of SCP regarding cultural diversity and professional interests, degree of involvement in various aspects of SCP, and their areas of satisfaction and dissatisfaction with SC…
The Future of Our Organizations: Students and Early Career Professionals
This response focuses on the significance of ethnic minority psychology organizations and other related membership structures to early career psychologists (ECPs) and counseling psychology students. We discuss not only reasons for why students and ECPs may not be joining professional organizations, but also strategies for recruiting, supporting, and mentoring them through organizations which are focused on diversity
Immigration and Social Class
The following chapter discusses the role of social class in understanding immigration. Specifically, the author highlights the complexities of understanding social class and its influence and its malleability for immigrant individuals prior to and following their migration. In addition, the role of social class in debates regarding immigration as a social burden or as an economic necessity is also addressed. The chapter provides suggestions regar…
Exploring the Relationships between Fear-Related Xenophobia, Perceptions of Out-Group Entitativity, and Social Contact in Norway
An internet-related survey distributed to Norwegian students explored predictors of fear-related xenophobia toward immigrants. Specifically, this study examined a new social construct called "entitativity" (i.e., the extent to which out-group members are perceived as bonded together in a cohesive or organized unit), as well as frequency of informal social contact and valence of a recent encounter in relation to certain xenophobic attitudes. Corre…
Gendered Stories of Adaptation and Resistance: A Feminist Multiple Case Study of Immigrant Women
Politics and Research of Immigration: Implications for Counseling and Psychological Scholarship and Action
Research about and with recent immigrants has expanded within psychology, counseling, and related fields. Such research has a potential to contribute significantly toward social action through affecting cultural understanding and public policies. However, counseling and psychology professionals and researchers often lack understanding of historical and current trends affecting this research. Thus, in this article we discuss the broader contextual…
Global Love for Sale: Divergence and Convergence of Human Trafficking with “Mail Order Brides” and International Arranged Marriage Phenomena
International marriage brokering firms claim their services facilitate long term relationships between men and women living in different areas worldwide. However, many legal experts, human rights advocates, and scholars speak to the exploitative nature of such relationships, often connecting them to human trafficking. Feminist and cultural scholars echo these concerns, but challenge whether human trafficking accurately describes such relationship…
Cultural unconscious in research: Integrating multicultural and depth paradigms in qualitative research
Culturally focused research has gained momentum in many disciplines, including psychology. However, much of this research fails to pay attention to the unconscious dynamics that underlie the study of culture and culturally influenced human beings. Such dynamics may be especially significant when issues of marginalization and oppression are present. Therefore, this paper seeks to contribute a framework for understanding cultural dynamics, especial…
Receiving Spiritual Care: Experiences of Dying and Grieving Individuals
The study examines the perceptions of interfaith spiritual care, received through a volunteer hospice organization, by 10 individuals facing death and dying. Qualitative methodology based on the Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis was used to collect and analyze the data. Four superordinate themes reflected meanings ascribed to spirituality and spiritual care in facing end of life: Vital Role of Spirituality in the End-of-Life Care, Definition…
Psychology (34 works) · Sociology (27 works) · Social Psychology (21 works) · Social Psychology (18 works) · Political science (15 works) · Gender Studies (13 works) · Gender Studies (11 works) · Immigration (10 works) · Psychoanalysis (10 works) · Social science (9 works)