Color-coded terrorism alerts are issued, then lifted with no
explanation. False alarms can, like crying wolf, desensitize people
to a real need to be on alert. And that psychic numbing is just one
effect discussed in this book by fifteen psychologists teamed up to
take a critical look at the U.S. war on terrorism. These experts
are led by the Chairman of an American Psychological Association
task force charged with pinpointing the effect of our
anti-terrorism efforts on American mental health. Together, they
present the most up-to-date and intriguing picture we have of the
fallout on our own people from our own programs. The text
spotlights stereotyping of foreigners, increased domestic hate
crimes, fear, depression and helplessness, as well as increased
militancy and belligerence, especially among students. Perhaps most
disturbing in the land of the free, we also see increasing
acceptance of restrictions on our personal freedoms, and acceptance
of human rights violations. Color-coded terrorism alerts are
issued, then lifted with no explanation. False alarms can, like
crying wolf, desensitize people to a real need to be on alert. And
that psychic numbing is just one effect discussed in this book by
fifteen psychologists teamed up for a critical look at the U.S. war
on terrorism. These experts are led by the Chairman of the American
Psychological Association task force charged with pinpointing the
effect of our anti-terrorism efforts on America's mental health.
Together, they present the most up-to-date and intriguing picture
we have of the fallout on our own people from our own programs. The
text spotlights fueled stereotyping of foreigners, increased
domestic hate crimes, fear, depression and helplessness, as well as
increasing militancy and belligerence, especially among students.
Perhaps most disturbing in the land of the free, our attention is
drawn to growing acceptance of restrictions on our personal
freedoms, and acceptance of human rights violations. Contributors
to this collection aim to give us a reality check, looking at what
our national reactions to terrorism have been, how those reactions
have affected the psyche of our people and whether this has made us
stronger or weaker, and more or less likely to be the target for
future attacks.
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