Terrorism, political violence, and extremism : new psychology to understand, face, and defuse the threat
357 p.
9781440851926, 1440851921
994829038
Pt. I. Theory and observation. The psychology of terrorism / Seyed Ammar Nakhjavani ; Why ISIL and why now? a psychosocial examination of the rise of ISIL / Joseph E. Troiani and Breanna Hostetler ; Terrorist theology, delusion, and apotheosis in death / Jerry S. Piven ; The psychology of war / J. Harold Ellens ; Psychological, theological, and thanatological aspects of suicide terrorism / Jerry S. Piven ; Terror, sexual arousal, and torture : the question of obedience or ecstasy among perpetrators / Jerry S. Piven ; War rape : unveiling the complexities of motivation and reparation in order to create lines of peace and empowerment / Cynthia Graguric ; Unresolved trauma : fuel for the cycle of violence and domestic terrorism / Timothy Gallimore ; Offensive counterintelligence : using psychology to sabotage social bonds in terrorist organizations / D. Alan Johnson ; Pt. II. Approaches for understanding and healing. Terror and violence perpetrated by children and upon children / Trevor F. Stokes and Nino Chkhaidze ; Older adults and terrorism / Jessica Walsh and Lisa M. Brown ; The psychological impact of terrorism on refugee populations / Fred Bemak and Rita Chi-Ying Chung ; Pt. III. Questioning authority. Americanism : causes, consequences, and growth / Paul R. Kimmel ; Military psychologist : an oxymoron / Alice LoCicero