PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF DIAGNOZING DISPOSITION TO TRAFFICKING

“Trafficking” is a heterogeneous and multifunctional violence, exploitation of a person by another one, where personality and social–psychological factors have decisive importance. Trafficking is characterized by functions that ruin physical and mental health of society. The picture of this phenomenon is pyramidal. The decisive factors of inclusion into the trafficking activity chain are the specific personality and social–psychological combinations. Various defense mechanisms are used in the context of trafficking activity, the most significant of them is the psychological identification: “identification with the aggressor”. Trafficking activity is the whole picture of exploitation of a person by another one, which is preceded by the cause–effect chain of disposition to victim behavior– disposition to trafficking.

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THE ARMY BEHIND BARBED WIRE. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF BEHAVIOR IN CAPTIVITY

Polonia University Scientific Journal ◽

10.23856/4218 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 42 (5) ◽

pp. 134-141

Author(s):

Vitalii Apalkov

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Psychological Factors ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Inner Life ◽

Holistic View ◽

Humanitarian Organizations ◽

In Captivity ◽

And Performance ◽

The Moment ◽

The Individual

The article examines the psychological features of humans entering and the subsequent stay in a hostile environment and its consequences. We made the analysis of psychological factors influencing the behavior of a soldier in captivity. The genesis of captivity was analyzed, and the mechanisms of destructive psychological influence of captors on persons who were captured were investigated. The results of the research allow forming a holistic view of the psychological factors that affect military personnel from the moment of capture to the moment of their release. Activities of international humanitarian organizations and missions, does not fully protect prisoners of war from violence. The state of constant mental stress reduces the inner life of the individual to a primitive level. It was found that the events of the captivity were extreme. They go beyond the usual human experiences and cause intense fear for their lives, as well as create feelings of helplessness. Preparations for possible capture are mandatory for all servicemen. Post-captive reintegration will help to restore mental health and return the person to a full life and performance of duties. We identified the factors that help to endure conditions of the forced isolation with minimal loss to the physical and mental health.

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Аnalysis of the stress factors affecting the physical and mental health of the civilians living in the area of the conflict in the south-east of Ukraine

Psychology and Law ◽

10.17759/psylaw.2018080421 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 252-266

Author(s):

E.N. Ryadinskaya

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Psychological Factors ◽

Armed Conflict ◽

Stress Factors ◽

Subjective Perception ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

The South ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Post Conflict ◽

The Individual

The article is an empirical study of the stress factors that affect the physical and mental health of the civilians living in the area of the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine. The article presents the results of the research based on the socio-psychological questionnaire "Determination of subjective perception of the significance of stress factors for a person living in the area of the armed conflict" developed by the author. The questions of the questionnaire were grouped into six blocks of stress factors: threats to life, health, economic, socio-political; social, psychological factors. It has been revealed that during the armed conflict significant transformations took place in the mental state of the residents living in difficult conditions. Empirically it has been shown that in the areas of intensive shelling (AIS) the main factors affecting the mental and physical health of the civilians are threats to health, threats to life, and also socialfactors, whereas in the areas of low-intensity shelling (ALIS) social, socio-political and psychological factors are of prior significance. The conclusion is made that the civilians living in the area of the armed conflict experience significant changes in physical and mental health, which in the post-conflict period may affect the formation of the sense of life strategies, changes in the value-semantic structure of the individual, having subjected them to a serious transformation.

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