Understanding terrorism: Psychosocial roots, consequences, and interventions.
American Psychological Association eBooksPublished 1 January 2004
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Terrorism: Reflections on Issues, Concepts, and Directions - Anthony J. Marsella Dishonest Crimes: Dishonest Language: An Argument About Terrorism - Brien Hallett Peace and War in the Middle East: A Psychopolitical and Sociocultural Perspective - Naji Abi Hashem The Social Construction of Terrorism - Rom Harrv Cultural Preconditions for Potential Terrorist Groups: Terrorism and Societal Change - Fathali Moghaddam The Origins and Consequences of Moral Disengagement: A Social Learning Perspective - Albert Bandura Understanding and Responding to Group Violence: Genocide, mass Killing, Terrorism - Erwin Staub Terrorism and The Quest for Identity - Donald Taylor and Winifred Lewis Malevolent Minds: The Teleology of Terrorism - Thomas Ditzler Terrorism: Peace Psychology Perspectives - Richard W. Wagner and Katherine R. Long The Psychosocial Aftermath of Terrorism - Yael Danieli, Brian Engdahl, and William E. Schlenger Terrorism and the mental Health and Well-Being Of Refugees and Displaced People - Michael G. Wessells Psychology's Response to Terrorism - Robert F. Levant, Laura Barbanel, and Patrick DeLeon
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