Сучасні дослідження психологічних наслідків терористичної загрози для психіки людини

Abstract

Вивчено терористичну загрозу як одну з форм психологічних наслідків впливу терористичних актів на психіку людини. Виявлено сучасний стан досліджень, проаналізовано психологічні механізми, предиктори та адаптаційні чинники, здатні запобігти появі небажаних психопатологічних симптомів. Виділено три групи наслідків впливу терористичних актів: психопатологічні, психологічні та соціально-психологічні. Доведено, що вплив ЗМІ на непрямі жертви здатен спричинити глибокі зміни афективного і поведінково-го характеру. The article is devoted to the study of the terrorist threat as a form of psychological effects of terrorist acts on the human psyche. Displaying the current state of research, analyzes psychological mechanisms, predictors and adaptive factors that can prevent unwanted psychopathological symptoms. Three of the effects of terrorist attacks, psychiatric, psychological, social and psychological. It is shown that the influence of the media on indirect victim can cause a number of profound changes in affective and behavioral. Terrorism has existed throughout human history, being changed qualitatively, it has become almost permanent and international. Number of terrorist attacks has increased steadily, a decrease in the near future are not expected and, therefore, the study of the effects of the terrorist attacks on the human psyche is one of the most and complex social problems. Living in today’s world is in constant threat of terrorism; people come to the realization that a terrorist attack could occur at any time and in any place, causing the population levels of negative affectivity. According to the World Health Organization terrorist attacks are characterized by unpredictable serious and immediate threat to public health. The purpose of the article – summarize current research in the field of psychology of terrorism, to analyze psychological mechanisms, predictors and adaptive factors that can prevent unwanted psychopathological symptoms distinguish the effects of the terrorist attacks on the human psyche.