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Context And Demonizing The I.R.A., Ibpp Editor
Context And Demonizing The I.R.A., Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article questions a consensus that the I.R.A. is largely responsible for the recent suspension of Northern Ireland’s home-rule government by the United Kingdom.
Trends. Disclosure Of Post-9-11 Arrestees And Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needs, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Disclosure Of Post-9-11 Arrestees And Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needs, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses the Maslowian hierarchy of needs in the context of 9-11 terrorist attacks and the relationship between executive and judicial branches of American government.
Trends. Preemption Logics, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Preemption Logics, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses the idea and complexities of preemption in the context of 21st century global terrorism.
The Personality Profile Of September 11 Hijack Ringleader Mohamed Atta, Aubrey Immelman
The Personality Profile Of September 11 Hijack Ringleader Mohamed Atta, Aubrey Immelman
Psychology Faculty Publications
This paper presents the results of a posthumous, indirect assessment of the personality of Mohamed Atta, apparent ringleader in the September 11, 2001 terror attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, from the conceptual perspective of Theodore Millon.
Information concerning Mohamed Atta was collected from media reports in the one-month period following the attack and synthesized into a personality profile using the second edition of the Millon Inventory of Diagnostic Criteria (MIDC), which yields 34 normal and maladaptive personality classifications congruent with Axis II of DSM-IV.
The personality profile yielded by the MIDC was analyzed on the …
The Personality Profile Of Al-Qaida Leader Osama Bin Laden, Aubrey Immelman
The Personality Profile Of Al-Qaida Leader Osama Bin Laden, Aubrey Immelman
Psychology Faculty Publications
This paper presents the results of an indirect assessment of the personality of Osama bin Laden, founder and leader of the al-Qaida terrorist network responsible for the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the United States.
Bin Laden’s primary personality patterns were found to be Ambitious/exploitative and Dauntless/dissenting, with a secondary Distrusting/suspicious orientation, and subsidiary Dominant/controlling and Conscientious/dutiful features.
Ambitious individuals are bold, competitive, and self-assured; they easily assume leadership roles, expect others to recognize their special qualities, and often act as though entitled. Dauntless individuals are bold, courageous, and tough; minimally constrained by the norms of society; routinely engage …
Truth Serum And Terrorism, Ibpp Editor
Truth Serum And Terrorism, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article describes several epistemological--as opposed to ethical and moral--anxieties in administering drugs to individuals for the purpose of securing truths supporting the United States Government (USG)-declared war against terrorism with global research.
Magical Thinking But No Magic: Implications For Sacred Terrorism, Ibpp Editor
Magical Thinking But No Magic: Implications For Sacred Terrorism, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article describes lay and scientific psychological constructs of magic with implications for terrorism perpetrated through religious motivation.
The Terror Of Terrorism: The Limits Of Epistemology, Ibpp Editor
The Terror Of Terrorism: The Limits Of Epistemology, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The purpose of this article is to identify elements of the psychological terror wrought through terrorism.