Few Revolutionaries in the Developing World, If Any, Would Describe

question 46

Essay

Few revolutionaries in the developing world, if any, would describe their behavior as terrorism. Yet, many Cold War and post-Cold War revolutionaries engaged in what could be defined as terrorism. Discuss, from their perspective, whether these tactics were acts of terrorism.

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Definitions:

Superego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality responsible for moral standards and ideals, originating from social and parental influences.

Big Five Personality Traits

A psychological model describing human personality through five broad dimensions: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.

Minnesota Twin Studies

are research studies conducted to analyze the genetic and environmental influences on psychological traits by studying twins reared together and apart.

Personality Factors

Broad dimensions of personality that are used to describe and understand individual differences in behavior, emotions, and thought processes.