Torture, and the Strategic Helplessness of the APA
                   
scoop.co.nz     Jul 24, 2008            

Column: Coalition for an Ethical Psychology Torture, and the Strategic Helplessness of the American Psychological Association Stephen Soldz, Brad Olson, Steven Reisner, Jean Maria Arrigo, Bryant Welch Coalition for an Ethical Psychology Jane Mayer's new book, The Dark Side, has refocused attention on psychologists’ participation in Bush administration torture and detainee abuse. In one chapter Mayer provides previously undisclosed details about psychologists James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen’s role in the CIA's brutal, “enhanced interrogation” techniques. These techniques apparently drew heavily on the theory of "learned helplessness" developed by former American Psychological Association President Martin Seligman. (Seligman’s work involved tormenting dogs with electrical shocks until they became totally unable or unwilling to... [read full story]                    


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