Political Psychology
- www.psychologytoday.com The Psychology of Genocide: Beware of the Beginnings
It is often assumed that genocide must be caused by extraordinary psychological processes. But research tells us that genocide is not a distinct category of human behavior.
- www.cambridge.org Character Disorders among Autocratic World Leaders and the Impact on Health Security, Human Rights, and Humanitarian Care | Prehospital and Disaster Medicine | Cambridge Core
Character Disorders among Autocratic World Leaders and the Impact on Health Security, Human Rights, and Humanitarian Care - Volume 34 Issue 1
These shared character traits stem from a cognitive and emotional developmental arrest in both childhood and adolescence resulting in fixed, life-long, concrete thinking patterns. They fail to attain the last stage of mental and emotional development, that of abstract thinking, which is necessary for critical reasoning that allows one to consider the broader significance of ideas and information rather than depend on concrete details and impulses alone. These autocratic leaders have limited capacity for empathy, love, guilt, or anxiety that become developmentally permanent and guide everyday decision making. Character or personality traits that perpetuate the lives of autocratic leaders are further distinguished by sociopathic and narcissistic behaviors that self-serve to cover their constant fear of insecurity and the insatiable need for power.
- www.psychologytoday.com Countering Authoritarian Behavior in Democracies
A new study reveals that political counteractions, especially costly ones, reduce support for authoritarian candidates, emphasizing the role of accountability in democracy.
- Know Your Enemy Podcast-Becoming Elon Musk Part 1www.iheart.com Becoming Elon Musk, Part One - Know Your Enemy | iHeart
<p>If there's ever been a Know Your Enemy subject worthy of <i>two</i> episodes, it is Elon Musk—currently the world's richest man, CEO and leader of several pathbreaking companies, ringleader of the Department of Government Efficiency, and (for now) Donald Trump's co-president. In other words, to u...
Part 2: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/867-know-your-enemy-53911052/episode/becoming-elon-musk-part-two-270953943/?embed=true
- neurolaunch.com The Psychology of Totalitarianism: Unraveling the Mind Behind Oppressive Regimes
Explore the psychological foundations, manipulation techniques, and impacts of totalitarianism on individuals and society. Learn about resistance and resilience.
- www.psychologytoday.com What Can We Learn From the Mass Trauma of Dictatorships?
The psychological impact of living under a repressive regime can span generations.
