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Psychology of torture, Psychology of torture - Background, Psychology of torture - Extending torture to family and friends, Psychology of torture - Forced absorption of the torturer's perspective, Psychology of torture - Psychological results of torture, Psychology of torture - Psychology of pain, Psychology of torture - Psychology of torture, Psychology of torture - Psychology of torturers, Psychology of torture - The perversion of intimacy, Psychology of torture - The torture process, Psychology of torture - Torture trauma and survival, Psychology of torture - What is psychological stress and pain
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ARTICLES RELATED TO Psychology of torture - Background |  |  |  | Psychology of torture - Background: Encyclopedia II - Psychology of torture - BackgroundTorture is common in situations where disparities in interpersonal power and control occur. It is a well known theme in religious, political, and military histories. It is less well known in social contexts such as domestic abuse, child abuse and elder abuse. It is just beginning to become well known in sexual contexts such as rape, pedophilia, and incest. Well known or little known, torture is no less terrible to its subjects.
Torture to children, in particular, induces incredible damage because, in addition to the terrible suffering ...
See also:Psychology of torture, Psychology of torture - Background, Psychology of torture - The torture process, Psychology of torture - What is psychological stress and pain, Psychology of torture - Psychology of torture, Psychology of torture - Psychology of pain, Psychology of torture - Extending torture to family and friends, Psychology of torture - The perversion of intimacy, Psychology of torture - Forced absorption of the torturer's perspective, Psychology of torture - Psychology of torturers, Psychology of torture - Psychological results of torture, Psychology of torture - Torture trauma and survival Read more here: » Psychology of torture: Encyclopedia II - Psychology of torture - Background |
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 |  |  | Psychology of torture - Background: Encyclopedia II - Psychology of torture - Psychology of tortureAs normal developing human beings, people internalize certain concepts needed to support their ability to face life. For example, they come to understand there are people and authorities who will support them, they psychologically become independent and individual from their peer group (individuation), they believe they have validity purpose and "a place" simply by virtue of being a human being, that they are not simply an "object", they have many life-experiences which give them pride and self-confidence, and so on. These are a very profoun ...
See also:Psychology of torture, Psychology of torture - Background, Psychology of torture - The torture process, Psychology of torture - What is psychological stress and pain, Psychology of torture - Psychology of torture, Psychology of torture - Psychology of pain, Psychology of torture - Extending torture to family and friends, Psychology of torture - The perversion of intimacy, Psychology of torture - Forced absorption of the torturer's perspective, Psychology of torture - Psychology of torturers, Psychology of torture - Psychological results of torture, Psychology of torture - Torture trauma and survival Read more here: » Psychology of torture: Encyclopedia II - Psychology of torture - Psychology of torture |
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 |  |  | Psychology of torture - Background: Encyclopedia II - Psychology of torture - Psychological results of tortureSubjects typically oscillate between emotional numbing and highly sensitive arousal: insomnia, irritability, restlessness, and attention deficits. Recollections of the traumatic events intrude in the form of dreams, night terrors, flashbacks, and distressing associations.
Long term coping mechanisms include the development of compulsive rituals to fend off obsessive thoughts. Other psychological consequences include cognitive impairment, reduced capacity to learn, memory disorders, sexual dysfunction, social withdrawal, inability to m ...
See also:Psychology of torture, Psychology of torture - Background, Psychology of torture - The torture process, Psychology of torture - What is psychological stress and pain, Psychology of torture - Psychology of torture, Psychology of torture - Psychology of pain, Psychology of torture - Extending torture to family and friends, Psychology of torture - The perversion of intimacy, Psychology of torture - Forced absorption of the torturer's perspective, Psychology of torture - Psychology of torturers, Psychology of torture - Psychological results of torture, Psychology of torture - Torture trauma and survival Read more here: » Psychology of torture: Encyclopedia II - Psychology of torture - Psychological results of torture |
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 |  |  | Psychology of torture - Background: Encyclopedia II - Psychology of torture - Psychology of torturersIt was long thought that "good" people would not torture and only "bad" ones would, under normal circumstances. Research over the past 50 years suggests a disquieting alternative view, that under the right circumstances and with the appropriate encouragement and setting, most people can be encouraged to actively torture others.
For more details of the psychology of torturers, rather than their subjects, and the process by which torture becomes acceptable to its practitioners ...
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 |  |  | Psychology of torture - Background: Encyclopedia II - Psychology of torture - The torture processAlthough torture induces both physiological and psychological effects, the psychological impact is often greater and tends to remain with the subject long after the actual activity is discontinued.
The process of torture is designed to invade and destroy the belief of the subject in their independence as a human being, to destroy presumptions of privacy, intimacy, and inviolability assumed by the subject, and to destroy their unspoken trust that these things can save them. Beyond merely invading the subject's mental, physical independ ...
See also:Psychology of torture, Psychology of torture - Background, Psychology of torture - The torture process, Psychology of torture - What is psychological stress and pain, Psychology of torture - Psychology of torture, Psychology of torture - Psychology of pain, Psychology of torture - Extending torture to family and friends, Psychology of torture - The perversion of intimacy, Psychology of torture - Forced absorption of the torturer's perspective, Psychology of torture - Psychology of torturers, Psychology of torture - Psychological results of torture, Psychology of torture - Torture trauma and survival Read more here: » Psychology of torture: Encyclopedia II - Psychology of torture - The torture process |
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