Abnormal Psychology

Introduction

Is abnormal psychology dangerous for peace of the world? This is a question that can be in mind of many people, but before answering this question we must know about abnormal psychology and the behavior which can be seen as a result of abnormal psychological pattern. This is a branch of psychology which deals with the study of odd pattern of thoughts, emotions and behaviors. Study of abnormal psychology classifies causes of various conditions, employing different theories from general field of psychology and other place which refers to abnormal.

There are two types of behavior which abnormal psychology studies, one is adaptive behavior and second is maladaptive behavior. Maladaptive behavior suggests that few problem(s) exists. It can also be implied that the people are weak to environmental pressure and cannot cope up with it. In this writing the major focus will be on abnormal psychology and its effects on the world peace as they are considered to be the perfect psychology type to be prepared for terrorism. Various studies will be discussed to prove that people having abnormal psychology can be used for terrorist activities which lead to disturb the balance of peace in the world. We will be discussing the relationship of terrorism with abnormal psychology.

The articles which will be focused are “The Psychology of Suicide Terrorism” and The Sociology and Psychology of Terrorism: Who Becomes a Terrorist and Why? The main reason behind studying these articles is to link the psychology with abnormal psychology and how it can be a tool to induce people for the purpose of terrorist attacks (Post, et. al 2009).

Literature review

In first literature the behavior of suicide bomber and their thinking is discussed. Initiating with the incident of 9/11 the authors focused on the growth of smart bombs. Smart bomb was the name used ...