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NL888 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
What does "asymbolic" mean?
Context:
The psychopathic aggressor cannot escape the downward spiral when the depressive
anxieties he is trying to rid himself of are transformed into asymbolic anxieties, which in
turn reinforce his paranoid symptoms. There is a further development: the authoritarian
syndrome presents a dynamic process of self-destruction. The psychopathic aggressor’s
artificial increase in paranoid anxieties triggers an even greater need to resort to
justification, victim blame and role reversal during his repeated aggressions, causing
irreversible cognitive distortions. Once the cycle has begun, paranoid anxieties and
denial strategies interact in an increasingly radical manner, imprisoning the individual
in a simplistic and egocentric view of the world which gradually loses any power of
adaptability. This mental deterioration has been observed in contact criminals (serial
killer Ted Bundy) (Keppel and Birnes, 1995 ) as well as in political criminals (Hitler,
Stalin) ( Speer, 1969; Suny, 1997 ).
The psychopathic aggressor cannot escape the downward spiral when the depressive
anxieties he is trying to rid himself of are transformed into asymbolic anxieties, which in
turn reinforce his paranoid symptoms. There is a further development: the authoritarian
syndrome presents a dynamic process of self-destruction. The psychopathic aggressor’s
artificial increase in paranoid anxieties triggers an even greater need to resort to
justification, victim blame and role reversal during his repeated aggressions, causing
irreversible cognitive distortions. Once the cycle has begun, paranoid anxieties and
denial strategies interact in an increasingly radical manner, imprisoning the individual
in a simplistic and egocentric view of the world which gradually loses any power of
adaptability. This mental deterioration has been observed in contact criminals (serial
killer Ted Bundy) (Keppel and Birnes, 1995 ) as well as in political criminals (Hitler,
Stalin) ( Speer, 1969; Suny, 1997 ).
Top answer
Hi, Not symbolic. Without symbolism. Clive
- Hi, Not symbolic.
- Without symbolism.
- Clive
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Thank you.
But I don't get the true meaning of "symbolic" here. Does it mean:
relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols?
But I don't get the true meaning of "symbolic" here. Does it mean:
relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols?
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She takes the terminology from "Cotter P. (2007). Nazism, Terrorism and Serial Killers. Evil Unmasked. Geneva, Eclectica; (translation: Helen Mistry, London)." Check the bibliography. In the abstract is this paragraph, which mentions symbolic content of anxieties:
"For all their complexity, the mechanisms of justification, victim blame and role reversal are flawed. Victim blame and
"For all their complexity, the mechanisms of justification, victim blame and role reversal are flawed. Victim blame and
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