{"id":16300,"date":"2023-04-21T10:16:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T10:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/understanding-the-personality-and-the-motivations-of-the-true-believer-terrorist\/"},"modified":"2023-04-21T10:16:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T10:16:46","slug":"understanding-the-personality-and-the-motivations-of-the-true-believer-terrorist","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/understanding-the-personality-and-the-motivations-of-the-true-believer-terrorist\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding the Personality and the Motivations of the True Believer Terrorist"},"content":{"rendered":"

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From Karl Menninger to Theodor Reik to Eric Hoffer to J. Reid Meloy: Understanding<\/u><\/div>\n
the Personality and the Motivations of the True Believer Terrorist<\/u><\/div>\n
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This Research + Writing Activity revolves around the history of the psychology literature on the personality and the motivation of \u201ctrue believer terrorists.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n

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(1) Eric Hoffer (1902-1983): The True Believer (1951)<\/u><\/div>\n
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rfEAhUlMjfo<\/span><\/div>\n
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Watch<\/u> the youtube video about Erich Hoffer\u2019s theories of The True Believer.<\/i><\/div>\n
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As you view this video, create a bulleted outline of Hoffer\u2019s ideas about true believers (with a brief note about each idea that will be a very useful aid for including this material in your paper).<\/span><\/div>\n
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(3) Prepare a solid intellectually written five-page essay (plus cover page and References page) in APA Style in which you explain the differences in personality and in \u201ctrue belief\u201d between the<\/span><\/div>\n
two terrorists: Timothy McVeigh and Mohamed Attah.<\/div>\n
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A. Provide and explain the three characteristics of the martyr that Karl Menninger (1938)<\/div>\n
enumerated. <\/div>\n
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B. Provide and explain the three factors in the relationship between masochism and<\/div>\n
martyrdom that Theodor Reik (1941) enumerated. <\/div>\n
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C. Provide and explain the relevant characteristics of the \u201ctrue believer\u201d as posited by Eric Hoffer (1951). <\/span><\/div>\n
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D. Provide a concise, but relevant biography of Timothy McVeigh. <\/div>\n
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(3) Prepare a solid intellectually written five-page essay (plus cover page and References page)<\/div>\n
in APA Style in which you explain the differences in personality and in \u201ctrue belief\u201d between the<\/div>\n
two terrorists: Timothy McVeigh and Mohamed Attah.<\/div>\n
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o What were his motivations?<\/div>\n
o How did he become a \u201cterrorist\u201d? <\/div>\n
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E. Provide a concise, but relevant biography of Mohamed Attah.<\/div>\n
o What were his motivations?<\/div>\n
o How did he become a \u201cterrorist\u201d?E. Provide a concise, but relevant biography of Mohamed Attah. <\/div>\n
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F. Timothy McVeigh and Mohamed Attah were different individuals from different<\/div>\n
backgrounds. Did one or both become a \u201ctrue believer\u201d? Yes?\/ No? Carefully explain.<\/div>\n
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G. Timothy McVeigh and Mohamed Attah were different individuals from different backgrounds. Do you agree or disagree with Meloy\u2019s (2004) assessments of these<\/span><\/div>\n
individuals? Yes? \/No? Carefully explain. <\/div>\n
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H. Your essay should clearly demonstrate the critical consideration and integration of the information about \u201ctrue believers\u201d from the video and the historical and contemporary n<\/span>information about the understanding of terrorists that was provided by Meloy (2004). It <\/u><\/span>should refer to both media and provide appropriate in-text citations when doing so<\/u>. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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