Open Access Open Access  Restricted Access Subscription Access
Open Access Open Access Open Access  Restricted Access Restricted Access Subscription Access

The Identity Crisis and its Relation to Brainwashing and Terrorism (Terrorist or Extremist Personality)


Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Helwan University, Egypt
     

   Subscribe/Renew Journal


'Most of life and psychological adjustment problems are in reality problems of meaning. The will of meaning is the primary motivational power of the human being. The basis of will of meaning is the feeling of responsibility every person has a mission and message in life. If someone has a reason to live, he/she will most likely endure anything and in anyway' (Morsi, 2002: 59). The current paper aims at identifying what identity crisis, brainwashing, and terrorism mean; the objectives of using brainwashing processes; the targeted groups of brainwashing; the manifestations of identity crisis; as well as the theoretical psychological explanations of identity crisis, brainwashing, and terrorism, and the relationships among them are discussed.

Keywords

Identity Crisis, Brainwashing, Terrorism.
User
Subscription Login to verify subscription
Notifications
Font Size

Abstract Views: 288

PDF Views: 0




  • The Identity Crisis and its Relation to Brainwashing and Terrorism (Terrorist or Extremist Personality)

Abstract Views: 288  |  PDF Views: 0

Authors

Shaimaa Ezzat Basha
Department of Psychology, Helwan University, Egypt

Abstract


'Most of life and psychological adjustment problems are in reality problems of meaning. The will of meaning is the primary motivational power of the human being. The basis of will of meaning is the feeling of responsibility every person has a mission and message in life. If someone has a reason to live, he/she will most likely endure anything and in anyway' (Morsi, 2002: 59). The current paper aims at identifying what identity crisis, brainwashing, and terrorism mean; the objectives of using brainwashing processes; the targeted groups of brainwashing; the manifestations of identity crisis; as well as the theoretical psychological explanations of identity crisis, brainwashing, and terrorism, and the relationships among them are discussed.

Keywords


Identity Crisis, Brainwashing, Terrorism.