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The psychodynamics of terrorism.
Ment Health Soc. 1978 Jan; 4(1-2):1-8.MH

Abstract

The authors propose a dynamic and social explanation for the 'malignant aggression' of the terrorist. No specific terrorist character is to be looked for. Rather, terrorism can occur whenever political conditions provide social legitimation for the acting out of deeply repressed hatred. The origins of this hatred lie in parental abuse, leading to murderous rage in the child, which must be deflected onto safer targets than the terrifying parent, such as the parent's enemies, or the authorities of one's country. Political terrorism therefore involves the exploitation of mental illness, connived at in turn by the international public through the media.

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Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

625232

Citation

Kent, I, and W Nicholls. "The Psychodynamics of Terrorism." Mental Health and Society, vol. 4, no. 1-2, 1978, pp. 1-8.
Kent I, Nicholls W. The psychodynamics of terrorism. Ment Health Soc. 1978;4(1-2):1-8.
Kent, I., & Nicholls, W. (1978). The psychodynamics of terrorism. Mental Health and Society, 4(1-2), 1-8.
Kent I, Nicholls W. The Psychodynamics of Terrorism. Ment Health Soc. 1978;4(1-2):1-8. PubMed PMID: 625232.
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TY - JOUR T1 - The psychodynamics of terrorism. AU - Kent,I, AU - Nicholls,W, PY - 1978/1/1/pubmed PY - 1978/1/1/medline PY - 1978/1/1/entrez SP - 1 EP - 8 JF - Mental health and society JO - Ment Health Soc VL - 4 IS - 1-2 N2 - The authors propose a dynamic and social explanation for the 'malignant aggression' of the terrorist. No specific terrorist character is to be looked for. Rather, terrorism can occur whenever political conditions provide social legitimation for the acting out of deeply repressed hatred. The origins of this hatred lie in parental abuse, leading to murderous rage in the child, which must be deflected onto safer targets than the terrifying parent, such as the parent's enemies, or the authorities of one's country. Political terrorism therefore involves the exploitation of mental illness, connived at in turn by the international public through the media. SN - 0302-2811 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/625232/The_psychodynamics_of_terrorism_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -