Political Psychology as a Lens for Viewing Traumatic Events

摘要: A burgeoning area of scientific inquiry uses psychological perspectives to understand traumatic events. This research has led the identification symptoms and disorders frequently experienced in response Many events having effects on large numbers persons are interest political psychologists. Such include Holocaust, war, terrorism, captivity, torture, migration, living as a refugee, assassination. Some interpersonal forms trauma, such rape incest, also may be viewed with perspective. Although number studies have examined consequences events, this is rarely explicitly considered within domain psychology. Adopting an psychology perspective enrich our interdisciplinary understanding these inform design evaluation intervention programs reduce distress resulting from Language: en