Applying Psychological Theories of Personality, Identity, and Intergroup Conflict to Radical Violence: A Case Study of Extremist Behavior

Applying Psychological Theories of Personality, Identity, and Intergroup Conflict to Radical Violence: A Case Study of Extremist Behavior

This paper aims to address possible psychoanalytical explanations for the heinous acts in which terrorists, particularly ISIS, engage. It focuses on Harold D. Lasswell’s principles of the id, ego, and superego as well as Tajfel and Turner’s social identity theory. Within the framework of these two t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Flynn, Sydney
Format: Others
Published: Scholarship @ Claremont 2018
Subjects:
extremist
intergroup conflict
abnormal
psychology
conscience
id
ego
superego
Lasswell
Tajfel
Applied Behavior Analysis
Experimental Analysis of Behavior
International Relations
Near and Middle Eastern Studies
Other International and Area Studies
Political Theory
Social Psychology
Theory and Philosophy
Online Access:http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1890
http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2995&context=cmc_theses

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http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1890
http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2995&context=cmc_theses

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