On revenge

Neuman, Yair

doi:10.1057/pcs.2012.4

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“…In addition to the four personality vectors mentioned above, and based on Neuman ( 6 ) theorization of revenge, we used nine additional word vectors: Hopeless: hopeless, desperate Lonely: lonely, lonesome Helpless: helpless, defenseless Pain: pain, misery, agony Revengeful: revengeful, vengeful, vindictive Chaotic: chaotic, disordered Unsafe: unsafe, insecure Abandoned: abandoned, deserted Humiliated: humiliated, shamed …”

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“…The NPD may be considered a central theme of civilian mass murderers in general and school shooters, in particular, as these acts of murder are considered, in some cases, to be acts of revenge ( 2 ) that have been theoretically framed as a response to narcissistic injury. For a recent review, and a novel dynamic perspective on revenge used in this paper, see Neuman ( 6 ).…”

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Profiling School Shooters: Automatic Text-Based Analysis

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School shooters present a challenge to both forensic psychiatry and law enforcement agencies. The relatively small number of school shooters, their various characteristics, and the lack of in-depth analysis of all of the shooters prior to the shooting add complexity to our understanding of this problem. In this short paper, we introduce a new methodology for automatically profiling school shooters. The methodology involves automatic analysis of texts and the production of several measures relevant for the identification of the shooters. Comparing texts written by 6 school shooters to 6056 texts written by a comparison group of male subjects, we found that the shooters’ texts scored significantly higher on the Narcissistic Personality dimension as well as on the Humilated and Revengeful dimensions. Using a ranking/prioritization procedure, similar to the one used for the automatic identification of sexual predators, we provide support for the validity and relevance of the proposed methodology.

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“…Neuman (2012) provided an alternative yet noncompeting psychological theory of revenge. According to Neuman’s (2012, p. 6, emphasis in original) theory, a vengeful person experiences the world as “chaos (monstrous disorder) that threatens to annihilate the person. This world is paradoxically conceived as viciously ordered and monstrously disordered at the same time.…”

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“…to annihilate it and, thus, avoid the monstrous disorder. At the same time, there is an attempt to transform the internal chaos by ordering it from the outside.” This part of Neuman’s (2012) argument can be summarized as follows. The vengeful person experiences the world as chaotic while simultaneously attributing injustices to a vicious order.…”

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The psychology of right-wing terrorism: A text-based personality analysis.

Tschantret¹

2021

Psychology of Violence

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Objectives: Despite its growing importance, few quantitative studies on right-wing terrorism exist. This study develops and tests the implications of a novel theory of right-wing terrorism. It hypothesizes that the right-wing terrorist personality is uniquely characterized by vengefulness and a perception that the world is fundamentally chaotic. Method: Using recently developed approaches in computational personality assessment, a large corpus of texts-by right-wing terrorists (N ϭ 12), Islamist terrorists (N ϭ 12), and controls (N ϭ 9,660)-is analyzed to test whether those written by right-wing terrorists are associated with the proposed personality features. Results: Consistent with theoretical expectations, the results show that there is a statistically significant relationship between preoccupation with revenge and chaos and right-wing terrorism. Further analysis reveals that the proposed personality features assist in accurately classifying texts written by right-wing terrorists. Conclusion: Results reveal that right-wing terrorists have unique personality features that differ from the general population and other terrorists. Future research is needed to typologize different forms of terrorism based on their personality profiles. Additionally, the method here is shown useful for screening large quantities of text for potential extremists.

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“…Because revenge is often a central motive for mass murderers, it has been hypothesized that these individuals desperately need an “audience” to recognize their struggle (Neuman, ). In this sense, there is a theatrical aspect to their vengeance, which requires witnessing by the other.…”

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The Case of Anders Behring Breivik – Language of a Lone Terrorist

Leonard

Annas

Knoll

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Behavioral Sci & The Law

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Anders Behring Breivik carried out a massacre in Norway on July 22, 2011, killing a total 77 persons and leaving 42 others severely wounded. He detonated a bomb in Oslo and then drove to the island of Utøya, where he shot and killed youngsters gathered at a youth camp. The authors performed an analysis of Breivik's writing style in his extensive manifesto which he published hours before the attacks, and also referred to the two psychiatrists' reports. The first report concluded that he suffered from paranoid schizophrenia. The authors concurred with the second report. Breivik seemed to be a person with narcissistic personality disorder, whose grandiosity might have caused him to be regarded initially as mentally deranged; however, closer examination revealed his deliberate attempt to methodically indoctrinate and deceive potential readers, to alarm potential targets and to terrorize a nation.

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On revenge

Cited by 8 publications

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Profiling School Shooters: Automatic Text-Based Analysis

Profiling School Shooters: Automatic Text-Based Analysis

The psychology of right-wing terrorism: A text-based personality analysis.

The Case of Anders Behring Breivik – Language of a Lone Terrorist

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