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Gaslighting, betrayal and the boogeyman: Personal reflections on the American Psychological Association, PENS and the involvement of psychologists in torture
International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies Pub Date : 2017-06-01 , DOI: 10.1002/aps.1520
Nina K. Thomas

The American Psychological Association's (APA's) sanctioning psychologists' involvement in “enhanced interrogations,” aka torture, authorized by the closely parsed re-interpretation of relevant law by the Bush administration, has roiled the association since it appointed a task force in 2005. The Psychological Ethics and National Security (PENS) task force, its composition, methods and outcomes have brought public shame to the profession, the association and its members. Having served on the task force and been involved in the aftermath, I offer reflections on my role to provide an insider's look at the struggle I experienced over loyalty to principle, profession, colleagues, and the association. Situating what occurred in the course of the PENS process and its aftermath within the framework of Freyd's and her collaborators ‘theory of “betrayal trauma,” in particular “institutional trauma,” I suggest that others too share similar feelings of profound betrayal by an organization with which so many of us have been identified over the course of many years. I explore the ways in which attachments have been challenged and undermined by what occurred. Among the questions I have grappled with are: Was I the betrayed or betrayer, or both? How can similar self-reflection usefully be undertaken both by the association itself and other members about their actions or inactions?

中文翻译:

煤气灯、背叛和恶棍:对美国心理学会、PENS 和心理学家参与酷刑的个人反思

自 2005 年任命一个工作组以来,美国心​​理学会 (APA) 批准心理学家参与“强化审讯”,即酷刑,这是由布什政府对相关法律进行仔细解析的重新解释授权的。心理伦理和国家安全 (PENS) 工作组,其组成、方法和结果给该行业、协会及其成员带来了公众的耻辱。在工作组任职并参与了善后工作后,我对自己的角色进行了反思,让内部人士了解我在对原则、专业、同事和协会的忠诚度方面所经历的斗争。将 PENS 过程中发生的事情及其后果置于 Freyd 的框架内 s 和她的合作者的“背叛创伤”理论,特别是“制度创伤”,我建议其他人也有类似的被一个组织深深背叛的感觉,多年来我们中的许多人都认同这个组织。我探索了依恋被发生的事情挑战和破坏的方式。我一直在努力解决的问题包括:我是被背叛者还是背叛者,还是两者兼而有之?协会本身和其他成员如何有效地对自己的行为或不作为进行类似的自我反思?我探索了依恋被发生的事情挑战和破坏的方式。我一直在努力解决的问题包括:我是被背叛者还是背叛者,还是两者兼而有之?协会本身和其他成员如何有效地对他们的作为或不作为进行类似的自我反思?我探索了依恋被发生的事情挑战和破坏的方式。我一直在努力解决的问题包括:我是被背叛者还是背叛者,还是两者兼而有之?协会本身和其他成员如何有效地对他们的作为或不作为进行类似的自我反思?
更新日期:2017-06-01
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