psychological stresses and coping mechanisms of captivity, POW, killing, psychology homework help

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Review Paper: 5 pages discussing the psychological stresses of captivity, coping mechanisms of the POW experience and compare the stresses and coping mechanisms of soldier’s reactions to killing. Use all assigned resource AND two outside resources of your choosing, then determine the connection/correlation with psychological problems, substance abuse, stress and misconduct.

Minimum Length: 5 pages not including the cover and reference list pages.

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Substantiation: In-text (within the body of the writing) source citations and an end of work reference list.

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Grossman, D. (2009). On killing, Revised ed. Back Bay Books/Little, Brown & Co., New York, NY

Kennedy, C.H., Zillmer, E.A. (2006). Military psychology: Clinical and operational applications, 1st ed. The Guilford Press, New York, NY

Shephard, B., (2001). A war of nerves: Soldiers and psychiatrists in the 20th century, 1st ed. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Running head : PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESSES OF WAR

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PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESSES OF WAR

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Psychological stresses of war
Psychological stresses of captivity
During war, and particularly on foreign soil, the combatants face a large number of
threats that threaten their psychological as well as physical well-being. War has many
outcomes. In many war scenarios, and particularly the ancient wars such as the world wars, one
of the outcomes, and which many of the combatants highly dreaded, was being captured by the
opponent. In this case, these forces were likely to undergo worse hardships than their
counterparts who were left on the battlefield. These hardships often caused a number of
changes in their psychological well-being and particularly which was experienced during the
process of capturing, in captivity, during release, and also after they rejoined the society.
Whether the soldiers were captured after being shot or in line engagement, prisoners of war
were often subjected to harsh treatment and torture. As noted by Zerach, Levin, Aloni &
Solomon (2016), this torture often amounted to psychological hardships such as mutilation,
sexual degradation, unmanaged sickness, brainwashing, humiliation, and starvation.
When combatants are captured in war, it is stressing not only to them but also to their
counterparts who are left in the line of war. According to Grossman (2011), one of the worst
fears of the combatants in war zones is the fear of being captured or losing a friend. When such
a thing happens, the morale as well as the psychological well-being of these people is adversely
affected and more so for a short period during the capture. One of the greatest psychological
effects that prisoners of war face are anxiety. In this case, they are unsure of what awaits them.
In fact, these people often have little chances of going back home alive. Rather, their lives may
be terminated by their captors any time after extended periods of suffering. As...


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