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Terrorism, Hostages, And Stockholm Syndrome, Ibpp Editor
Terrorism, Hostages, And Stockholm Syndrome, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article critiques the construct of Stockholm syndrome as a viable explanation of hostage psychology in the context of a terrorist operation.
Identifying Terrorist Motivation And Psychopolitical Impediments To The War On Terrorism, Ibpp Editor
Identifying Terrorist Motivation And Psychopolitical Impediments To The War On Terrorism, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article illustrates how the psychopolitics of public discourse on motives of terrorists can impede successful antiterrorism programs.
Trends. Suicidal Terrorism And The Death Penalty, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Suicidal Terrorism And The Death Penalty, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses why an established death penalty for terrorists who would, by their own actions, suicide might be appropriate.
“Bin Laden’S Brain”: The Abrasively Negativistic Personality Of Dr. Ayman Al-Zawahiri, Aubrey Immelman, Kathryn Kuhlmann
“Bin Laden’S Brain”: The Abrasively Negativistic Personality Of Dr. Ayman Al-Zawahiri, Aubrey Immelman, Kathryn Kuhlmann
Psychology Faculty Publications
This paper presents the results of an indirect assessment of the personality of Ayman al-Zawahiri, deputy leader of the al-Qaida terrorist network at the time of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the United States and allegedly chief strategist for al-Qaida operations and personal physician to Osama bin Laden.
Al-Zawahiri’s primary personality patterns were found to be Contentious/oppositional and Dominant/controlling, with secondary features of the Dauntless/dissenting and Ambitious/self-serving patterns.
The amalgam of Contentious (negativistic, or passive-aggressive) and Dominant (aggressive, or sadistic) patterns in al-Zawahiri’s profile suggests the presence of the “abrasive negativist” syndrome. For these personalities, minor frictions easily …
Trends. Social Cognition And The Legal Adjudication Of Terrorism Cases, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Social Cognition And The Legal Adjudication Of Terrorism Cases, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses the impact of terrorism on the justice system and security.
Trends. Iraq And The Implosion Of The Terrorism Construct, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Iraq And The Implosion Of The Terrorism Construct, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses assorted definitions of terrorism to determine which definitions could practically be applied to military action as a way of reducing violence against United States military personnel in Iraq.
God And Man In The White House: Implications For Going To War, Ibpp Editor
God And Man In The White House: Implications For Going To War, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article highlights pertinent psychological research on the relationship between a national leader’s religious beliefs and that leader’s decision making on going to war.
Suicide, Terrorism, And Suicidal Terrorism: Basic Assumptions, Ibpp Editor
Suicide, Terrorism, And Suicidal Terrorism: Basic Assumptions, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article provides a statistically deviant perspective (among many self-professed counter terrorism experts) on the novelty and value of suicide, terrorism, and suicidal terrorism.
Trends. The 9/11 Commission: Personnel Selection And The Problem Of Caesar’S Wife, Ibpp Editor
Trends. The 9/11 Commission: Personnel Selection And The Problem Of Caesar’S Wife, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discussed the controversial appointment of Henry Kissinger to the Commission to investigation and make recommendations concerning the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and his subsequent resignation from it. Of particular emphasis: the idea of being above reproach.