The Psychopathology of Terrorism
The Cultural V-Spot and Terrorism
Download PDF
Presented to the International Psychohistorical
Association in June 2006 by Joan Lachkar, Ph.D.
Like couples and individuals, cultures and nations have V-spots (areas
of vulnerability) and
archaic injuries traumatically bonded through wars, loss and lifetimes of
governmental violations of human rights abuse, which keep them
forever embroiled in endless feuds. That's not a far cry from couples who
engage in painful, destructive, ongoing interactions that go "round and
round" without ever reaching any conflict resolution.
Secondly, we must ask: Do terrorists have a psychological condition? Is
there such a thing as a "cultural V-spot?" Do we have the right to
diagnose a whole group of people? I believe the answer is affirmative. To
penetrate these seemingly impermeable borders, we must account for 1)
childrearing practices, ideology, mythology and, 2) psychodynamics such as
shame, guilt, envy, jealousy, control/domination and dependency, issues
around separation individuation, how they are qualitatively and culturally
experienced.
Read more of Joan Lachkar,
Ph.D.'s presentation
on the Psychopathology of
Terrorism by downloading the PDF article here.
|
