The terror part of terrorism

Author

Hudnall Stamm, B. ; Tuma, Farris ; Norris, Fran H. ; Piland, Neill F. ; Hart, Onno Van Der ; Fairbank, John A. ; Stamm, B. Hudnall ; Higson-smith, Craig ; Barbanel, Laura ; Levant, Ronald F.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Rural Health & Dept. of Psychol., Idaho State Univ., Pocatello, ID, USA

Volume

23

Issue

1

fYear

2004

Firstpage

149

Lastpage

161

Abstract

As human beings, we share the trait of being able to experience extreme fear A variety of events can bring about this level of distress, some of which occur naturally and others that are caused by human action. One such event, terrorism, results from human action. In recent times, there has been a shift from conventional weapons for war and terrorism to a type of weapon of mass destruction (WMD) that includes chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high yield explosives (CBRNE) weapons These types of weapons, in addition to their obvious effects, may be particularly capable of causing widespread fear, confusion, and stress that may alter the long-term health of affected communities and the larger community´s sense of well-being.

Keywords

biohazards; health hazards; psychology; terrorism; weapons; CBRNE; affected communities; biological weapons; chemical weapons; confusion; distress; extreme fear; high yield explosives; human action; human beings; long-term health; nuclear weapons; radiological weapons; stress; terror; terrorism; weapon of mass destruction; well-being; widespread fear; Biology; Biopsy; Bioterrorism; Chaos; Density estimation robust algorithm; Human factors; Psychology; Stress; Terrorism; Weapons; Disaster Planning; Fear; Humans; Natural Disasters; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Terrorism;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0739-5175

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MEMB.2004.1297187

Filename

1297187