How Can Psychology Help Us to Understand Foreign Policy Decision

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Essay

How can psychology help us to understand foreign policy decision making? How is the application of psychology to foreign policy decision making limited?

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Definitions:

Social Environment

Refers to the immediate physical and social setting in which people live or in which something happens or develops. It includes the culture that the individual was educated or lives in, and the people and institutions with whom they interact.

Social Breakdown Syndrome

A concept describing the deterioration of social skills, networks, and structures as a result of significant stress or societal disruption.

Prefrontal Lobotomy

A surgical procedure that severs connections in the brain's prefrontal lobe, once used to treat mental disorders.

Walter Freeman

A controversial American physician known for his role in popularizing the lobotomy procedure.