Extreme Overvalued Beliefs: How Violent Extremist Beliefs Become “Normalized”
Extreme overvalued beliefs (EOB) are rigidly held, non-deusional beliefs that are the motive behind most acts of terrorism and mass shootings. EOBs are differentiated from delusions and obsessions. The concept of an overvalued idea was first described by Wernicke and later applied to terrorism by Mc...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Behavioral Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/8/1/10 |