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Disintegration, Salvation, and/or Madness in Dostoevsky
International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, Volume 23, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT Psychological fragmentation and derangement suffuse Dostoevsky's fiction. This paper argues that the madness of Dostoevsky characters derives from intense wounds to the self: humiliating lacerations that impel fugue and disintegration. Such vulnerable, frangible characters seek to escape and deny themselves to avoid being seen for who they are.
Jerry Piven
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Studia PsychologicaThe purpose of this study was to develop a Very Short Form (SD4-VSF) of the Short Dark Tetrad Scale (SD4). In Study I, the 28-item SD4 was reduced to the 16-item SD4-VSF following exploratory factor analysis (EFA).
Muhammed Akat
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Threatened Caring Culture: On the Sad Topicality of the Medea Myth
International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, Volume 23, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT The shameless contempt for the weak and helpless, strangers, migrants and traumatized refugees attacks continuously one of our basic motivational systems, namely to protect and care for our children and descendants. The caring system is an instinctive system anchored in evolutionary biology that ensures our survival as a species.
Marianne Leuzinger‐Bohleber
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SAGE OpenThe present research investigates the intricate dynamics of sadism and organizational cynicism in the hotel industry, specifically focusing on the mediating role of psychological contract breach (PCB) and the potential moderating impact of leader-member ...
Hao Wu +2 more
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Politics and GovernanceThis study examines the interplay between authoritarianism, masculinity-related violence, and generalized war support, drawing upon a population survey conducted in the UK in 2023.
Alexander Yendell, David Herbert
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Psychopathology and Crime Causation: Insanity or Excuse? [PDF]
, 2016 One of the most controversial topics in the criminal justice industry is the insanity defense and its applicability or validity in prosecuting criminal cases. The purpose of this assignment is to identify and discuss psychopathology and crime causation
Cline, Meagan
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Beyond Climate Security: Reframing the Climate‐War Nexus Through Bataille's General Economy
Antipode, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.Abstract The spectre of resource scarcity as a cause of war is dominant in discussions about potential links between climate change and armed conflict. Via engagement with Georges Bataille's theory of a general economy of the biosphere, this article conceptualises the relationship between climate change and war by focusing on resource excess as a ...
Gitte du Plessis
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Seeing Others as Objects: Perceptual Objectification & Affordances
European Journal of Philosophy, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 297-312, March 2026.Abstract In discussions of objectification, the use of visual language is ubiquitous. It is striking that the literature often talks about treating and seeing someone as an object in the same breath. Yet accounts of objectification focus on objectifying treatment and leave the notion of objectifying perception unexplained.
Paulina Sliwa, Tom McClelland
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Personal Relationships, Volume 33, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT Drawing on the complementarity perspective of romantic attraction, we examined dyadic initial attraction in a speed‐dating context among individuals characterized by light and dark personality traits. As hypothesized, analyses of dating success, involving over 1.400 heterosexual dates with 128 participants, showed that Machiavellianism was ...
Jana Sophie Kesenheimer +3 more
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Polis, 2011 La obra del marqués de Sade es una crítica de la modernidad en sus diversos aspectos: economía, política y cultura, con énfasis en la crítica jurídica, ética y psicosocial que tiene como clave la conducta sexual y emocional.
Jorge Veraza Urtuzuástegui
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