The terrorist psychology

Mad, uneducated. This is - has become the standard set of phrases every time you attempt to define a European city to shake terrorist personalities. Deadliest attacks perpetrators horrified the public, as if in order to find the easiest answers to complex questions, call names often poorly educated, psychopathological problems, with the life of an insecure marginalized. Unfortunately, things are far from simple.

Contrary to popular belief, the twentieth and twenty-first century. resorted to terrorism not only mental and social adaptation impaired individuals. For example, once West Germany acted terrorist "Red Army Faction (RAF) in the first generation of leadership, which is directly involved in placing bombs and setting fire to the organization, he was descended from tribes known country, characterized by a relatively high level of intelligence.

Among the direct RAF terrorist Gudrun Ensslin was the ancestral Hegel, and the girl did well study at the prestigious University of Tuebingen. Other "Red Army Faction" activist Ulrik Meinhof before it conformed with the violent Marxist, was considered to be very promising journalist. Seemingly not prevent the huge royalties.

RAF a terrorist Gudrun Ensslin

One of the RAF ideologue Ulrike Meinhof

Many 2001. 11 September. US planes have seized suicide also did not meet the stereotypical image of a terrorist. This was not some sort of ghetto residents bottom, and university education and good people with professions. It does not seem mental or extremely dangerous.

Terrorist psychology investigating the scientists say that the majority formed a bleak image of a psychopath is not always the case. Neither high intelligence or education or social status does not guarantee that a person will never attract the crazy terrorist ideas. But if all those crazy ideas followers of persons may be called fools?

Mental "normality" or "abnormal" issues to discuss as a favorite, can not be defined unambiguously. Of course, there have been between terrorists and psychopaths are impulsive, but there were also those whose "normality" No one has ever hesitated.

Terrorist Anders Behring Breivik neighbors described as a quiet, although closed way man.

Neither psychological or emotional point of view, they did not raise suspicion, but it is quite complicate some "terrorist personality" type exclusion. The famous social psychoanalyst Dmitry Olsanskis was of the opinion that many of the terrorists - mentally healthy, but strongly "highlighted" personality.

" The emphasis on" psychology - it is too strong to express some traits or the entire complex. It can lead to increased suspicion, touchiness, irritability, climber, mood swings, inability to communicate, or vice versa - an unusual openness to all. Accented personality may be apathetic or active, complete mistrust, or too high an opinion of themselves. In more severe ", highlighting the" human form easier to sweep down to extremes, frequently changes the "ideal" life provisions, objects of interest. Often created their own "better and fairer" world, making it easier prey for the various dangerous ideologies that it "recognize" and "evaluate", refers to the "guilty", provides clear "answers" to all the questions.

1. September. Jihadist terror in New York City

Accented personality type has not considered pathological, but complex as more serious cases can lead to quite a distorted reality and our place in reality perception.

Moderately emphasized personality usually does not become a problem to themselves and others, but strong "emphasis can shift the negative direction. Despite the mental capacity, education, gained position in society.

Mr Breivik shooting place

Of course, different hair terrorist motives and methods were different. One blew up and fired the political, the other - religious motives led. Some avoid accidental victims, others deliberately chose places where such would be more. However, if you talk about these days, Islamist terrorism - the scourge true, these are the main killers of psychology and outlook components are as follows:

• "Magnificent purpose" and its goal of future terrorist consciousness occupies a central place. The goal becomes intrusive idée fixe , often overshadowing the family, home, work, hobbies earlier. Sometimes the obsession is so strong that completely takes over death or imprisonment of fear;

• Altered sense of time. In the distant past connected with this day. A boundary between reality and imagination decay. It hurts real or alleged historical injustices survival and "the enemy" destruction, which officially named desert, desire. ( "The impious oppressed us since ancient times!"). "Revenge" for "their own blood," longtime "humiliation", "exploitation";

• A kind of right and wrong assessments, relative morality, valid only for what a terrorist time "insiders." Religious extremism cases complement this apocalyptic messianism experiences and ideas. Willingness to sacrifice the "great need" for the sake of faith, and so that the victim - a pointless and certainly noble. Terror is perceived as another "honorable war" form, and killed the terrorists be treated as heroes and martyrs whose ulterior waiting for the promised paradise.

• Strong 'own - a stranger "exclusion. Hatred given or the alleged aggressor. Absolutism and demonizing the enemy. The provision that the "strange", small or old it is, life is not worth a penny, no worn. Women and children - the weakest link in the enemy's society, but the exact same enemy;

• The belief that the stalemate ( "Or we destruction of them, or they will inevitably destroy us");

• Limited ability to understand those who believe otherwise. Religious fanaticism cases, blind reliance on dogmas, not arguments;

• Any loss of rationality. If the target is not met - the total war against all. Destruction in the name of the destruction.

• Naivety and climber. Yes, psychologists stresses that terrorists often characterized by a large proportion of naivety. The belief that it is the "victim" of a unique and something to replace. Climber testifies before Death some terrorist hint relatives, "yet you hear my name," tomorrow you will realize what happened, all the talk about me, "and so on.