Dark side of personality and psychological help in crisis

Personnel involved in providing psychological first aid are faced with all forms of human responses to crises caused by an accident. One part of the behavior is a product of the activation of personality dimension, in literature referred to as the dark side of personality. The specificity of these b...

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Main Authors: Kordić Boris, Babić Lepa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ministry of Defence of Serbia - Military Publishing House, Belgrade 2015-01-01
Series:Војно дело
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Online Access:https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0042-8426/2015/0042-84261504108K.pdf
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Summary:Personnel involved in providing psychological first aid are faced with all forms of human responses to crises caused by an accident. One part of the behavior is a product of the activation of personality dimension, in literature referred to as the dark side of personality. The specificity of these behaviors is the effect they create in the people rendering help, and cause their negative emotional reactions and the need to condemn such forms of behavior. In order to avoid the consequences of negative effects on the psychological first aid, it is necessary to train the personnel involved in providing the help to be able to identify the dark side of personality. The paper presents three approaches to understanding the negative behavior: modification of five dimension paradigm, characteristics of subclinical personality disorder population, and traits of amoral.
ISSN:0042-8426
2683-5703