Essays about: "psychological defence"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words psychological defence.

  1. 1. The Consequences of Trauma in Toni Morrison’s Beloved : A Psychoanalytic Reading of Sethe and Denver

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Tina Eriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : Anxiety; Core issues; Defence mechanisms; Feminism; Freud; Narrative; Psychoanalysis; Repression; Slavery; Trauma;

    Abstract : This essay’s main focus is on Sethe and her daughter Denver in Toni Morrison’s Beloved (1987) and how they try to survive the trauma that comes from slavery. By using psychoanalysis as a theoretical framework, the essay examines what psychological reactions Sethe and Denver have as two traumatised characters, and what happens to them psychologically when they are forced to face the repressed. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Construction of the LVU Influence Operation : A Narrative Case Study on Influence Operations

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Pierre Nilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : influence operation; disinformation; psychological defence; sweden; social services; LVU; lvu; strategic narrative; hybrid threats; information influence; påverkanskampanj; desinformation; psykologiskt försvar; LVU; lvu; socialtjänsten; strategiska narrativ; fallstudie; hybridhot; säkerhetspolitik; informationspåverkan;

    Abstract : The thesis aims to give readers a more precise knowledge of how narratives in the information environment, mainly social media platforms, can be created and structured by agents of influence operations to subvert and influence a target audience. As a case study, the thesis focuses on the influence agent “Shuoun Islamiya”, as the Swedish Psychological Defence Agency pointed out, to be the initiator of the influence operation targeting Swedish Social Services and the LVU-act. READ MORE

  4. 3. Strategies and Resilience Against Disinformation Influences - How Germany and Sweden respond to Russian disinformation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Conrad Timm; [2022]
    Keywords : Disinformation; hybrid warfare; psychological defence; Russia; Germany; Sweden; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In recent years the EU and its member states have seen increased activities of Russian disinformation influences impacting the national information environment. Germany and Sweden are interesting cases in relation to this issue as such hybrid threats target them both. READ MORE

  5. 4. Wargaming elections interference : A serious influence game for teaching elements of cognitive warfare

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Charles Perring; [2022]
    Keywords : Cognitive warfare; serious games; wargames; influence operations; Kognitiv krigföring; krigsspel; påverkansoperation;

    Abstract : Försvarsvilja är ett centralt begrepp i det svenska Totalförsvaret. Begreppet beskriver en individuell och kollektiv benägenhet att tycka eller handla i ett försvarsrelaterat syfte. Psykologiskt försvar skyddar försvarsviljan från främmande påverkanskampanjer som försöker urholka den. READ MORE

  6. 5. Contagious Defenses : Interaction of Emotional Contagion and Defense Styles in a Business Context with Regard to the Resistance to Change

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola

    Author : Magnus Hellström; Erik Forsgren; [2020]
    Keywords : Defense Mechanisms; Defensive Styles; Resistance to Change; Contagious Defenses; Emotional Contagion; Change Resistance;

    Abstract : Companies have always had to adapt to external changes by innovation and reorganisation, in order to stay competitive and survive. For many industries, such as the automotive industry for example the need to quickly adapt to new conditions is expected to increase. READ MORE