PSYCHOLOGY OF TERRORISM

BRIEF NOTES

Abstract

terrorism is a global problem. no country in the world can consider
itself free of the scourge of fear and terror. geopolitical, strategic, economic,
or social interests agitate the world map giving rise to confl icts
among countries or among regions. in recent years, some jihadist terrorist
groups or organizations have emerged and, with strong military
power and uncommon violence, are causing panic, suff ering, poverty,
and desolation among the population in many countries. with studied
media politics and defending a specifi c ideology, terrorist groups
of diff erent political and religious persuasion, and a strong personality
among its members, were able to obtain the following of young fanatics.
many of these young fanatics were socially rootless, their conduct
being subject to permanent psycho-sociological analyses. a terrorist’s
violent behavior is not a mental condition per se, but rather a consequence
of a process of socialization that aff ects the mind and the behavior.
a terrorist is not a psychopath, and the psychological sequels that
the terror these groups cause the victims and the population that suff ers
has a long persistence in most cases.