Victims of war and terrorism
This chapter deals with two aspects: war and terrorism. Terrorism dates back to the days of the Bible, while war has been around from the beginning of time and continues to prevail in the modern era. Combating war and terrorism has been a challenging task due to their extensive histories. Many lives...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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Victimology
Year: 2022, Pages: 169-195 |
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| Summary: | This chapter deals with two aspects: war and terrorism. Terrorism dates back to the days of the Bible, while war has been around from the beginning of time and continues to prevail in the modern era. Combating war and terrorism has been a challenging task due to their extensive histories. Many lives have been lost and many injuries have been borne by civilians and servicemen. War always affects civilians, especially children and women, and it is necessary to rebuild their lives. This impact is long-standing and has detrimental effects on the physical and mental health of the victims which passes on to generations. The first section of the chapter focuses on the psychological process of war victims and their rehabilitation. The second section of the chapter deals in depth with terrorism, its definition, types, causes, psychosocial risk factors, and psychological and sociological theories. Different theorists and researchers have contributed to the understanding and processes of terrorism from an interdisciplinary lens. Sociological, psychological, economic, political, and other perspectives are considered imminent in exploring the causes, risk factors, and effects of terrorism. Since the increase in terrorist attacks, personal, business, and government efforts to combat terrorism have skyrocketed, with respect to the number of anti-terrorist programs. Government officials, legislators, scholars, and funding organizations must all work together to promote counterterrorism evaluation studies, including attempts to analyze these programs’ results. This chapter further provides insight into various strategies mental health professionals can use in order to rehabilitate war and terrorism victims and terrorist detainees. |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 191-195 |
| ISBN: | 9783031129292 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-031-12930-8_8 |