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- Dedication
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- 1 The Psychology of Terrorism
- 2 Psychological Issues in Understanding Terrorism and the Response to Terrorism
- 3 The Need for Proficient Mental Health Professionals in the Study of Terrorism
- 4 War Versus Justice in Response to Terrorist Attacks
- 5 The Staircase to Terrorism
- 6 Terrorism and the Media
- 7 What Is Terrorism?
- 8 Psychological Aspects of Suicide Terrorism
- 9 The Strategy of Terrorism and the Psychology of Mass-Mediated Fear
- 10 The Role of Religion, Spirituality, and Faith-Based Community in Coping With Acts of Terrorism
- 11 Psychological Consequences of Actual or Threatened CBRNE Terrorism
- 12 Psychological Weapons of Mass Disruption Through Vicarious Classical Conditioning
- 13 Near- and Long-Term Psychological Effects of Exposure to Terrorist Attacks
- 14 The Response of Relief Organizations to Terrorist Attacks
- 15 Understanding how Organizational Bias Influenced First Responders at the World Trade Center
- 16 Warfare, Terrorism, and Psychology
- 17 Terrorism Stress Risk Assessment and Management
- 18 Evidence-Based Interventions for Survivors of Terrorism
- 19 Neurobiological and Behavioral Consequences of Terrorism
- 20 Older Adults and Terrorism
- 21 Children and Terrorism
- 22 Cultural Considerations
- 23 The Psychological Consequences of Terrorist Alerts
- 24 Defusing the Terrorism of Terror
- 25 Psychological Resilience in the Face of Terrorism
- 26 Promoting Resilience and Recovery in First Responders
- 27 Integrating Medical, Public Health, and Mental Health Assets into a National Response Strategy
- 28 Reflections on the Psychology of Terrorism
- Appendix Resources in Psychology of Terrorism
- Glossary
- Index
(p. 87) What Is Terrorism?: Key Elements and History
(p. 87)
What Is Terrorism?: Key Elements and History
- Chapter:
- (p. 87) What Is Terrorism?: Key Elements and History
- Author(s):
Scott Gerwehr
and Kirk Hubbard
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med:psych/9780195172492.003.0007
Chapter 7 explores key elements of terrorism, and its history. It discusses social influence campaigns, terrorism as social influence, and the audiences at which terrorism is aimed, along with historical terrorism during World War II, Anticolonial terrorism, and religious terrorism
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- Dedication
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- 1 The Psychology of Terrorism
- 2 Psychological Issues in Understanding Terrorism and the Response to Terrorism
- 3 The Need for Proficient Mental Health Professionals in the Study of Terrorism
- 4 War Versus Justice in Response to Terrorist Attacks
- 5 The Staircase to Terrorism
- 6 Terrorism and the Media
- 7 What Is Terrorism?
- 8 Psychological Aspects of Suicide Terrorism
- 9 The Strategy of Terrorism and the Psychology of Mass-Mediated Fear
- 10 The Role of Religion, Spirituality, and Faith-Based Community in Coping With Acts of Terrorism
- 11 Psychological Consequences of Actual or Threatened CBRNE Terrorism
- 12 Psychological Weapons of Mass Disruption Through Vicarious Classical Conditioning
- 13 Near- and Long-Term Psychological Effects of Exposure to Terrorist Attacks
- 14 The Response of Relief Organizations to Terrorist Attacks
- 15 Understanding how Organizational Bias Influenced First Responders at the World Trade Center
- 16 Warfare, Terrorism, and Psychology
- 17 Terrorism Stress Risk Assessment and Management
- 18 Evidence-Based Interventions for Survivors of Terrorism
- 19 Neurobiological and Behavioral Consequences of Terrorism
- 20 Older Adults and Terrorism
- 21 Children and Terrorism
- 22 Cultural Considerations
- 23 The Psychological Consequences of Terrorist Alerts
- 24 Defusing the Terrorism of Terror
- 25 Psychological Resilience in the Face of Terrorism
- 26 Promoting Resilience and Recovery in First Responders
- 27 Integrating Medical, Public Health, and Mental Health Assets into a National Response Strategy
- 28 Reflections on the Psychology of Terrorism
- Appendix Resources in Psychology of Terrorism
- Glossary
- Index
