Posted by:
Senoritalamanita
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Date: March 29, 2015 06:50PM
A form of Post Incarceration Syndrome:
Institutionalized Personality Traits:
1) Caused by living in an oppressive environment that demands passive compliance to the demands of authority;
2) Passive acceptance of severely restricted acts of daily living and lifestyle preferences;
3) Elimination of critical thinking and decision making;
4) Internalized acceptance of the above
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) caused by institutional abuse which includes:
1) intrusive memories and flashbacks to episodes of severe institutional abuse;
2) intense psychological distress/physiological reactivity when exposed to cues triggering memories of the institutional abuse;
(3) episodes of dissociation, emotional numbing, and restricted affect;
4) chronic problems with mental functioning that include irritability, outbursts of anger, difficulty concentrating, sleep disturbances, and an exaggerated startle response;
5) persistent avoidance of anything that would trigger memories of the traumatic events;
6) hypervigilance, generalized paranoia, and reduced capacity to trust caused by constant fear of abuse from both correctional staff and other inmates
And my own personal twist on it: Trauma due to the predator vs. prey atmosphere of Mormonism. Never turn your back on LDS authority.
http://www.tgorski.com/criminal_justice/cjs_pics_&_relapse.htmEdited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/29/2015 06:52PM by Senoritalamanita.