This article explores some notable uses of psychological language in the Securitate archives. We examine Securitate files concerning Constantin Vaman, a suspected legionary subjected to surveillance work by the Securitate. This article seeks to show how Securitate activities, particularly the writing of informer notes and operatives’ reports, are the upshot of strategic use of morally implicative psychological language. Constantin Vaman’s Securitate files are used to explore two categories of psychological language: the language of mental states and the language of disposition and motive. We show that Securitate’s writing of informer notes and operatives’ reports were dependent on the strategic use of morally implicative psychological descriptions. We argue that close attention to the many facets of psychological language used in Securitate documents discussed in this article may enable researchers to understand more fully the complex nature and inner workings of surveillance work.

本文探讨了 Securitate 档案中心理语言的一些显着用途。我们检查了有关康斯坦丁·瓦曼 (Constantin Vaman) 的安全档案，康斯坦丁·瓦曼 (Constantin Vaman) 是一名受到安全机构监视工作的疑似军团士兵。本文旨在说明安全活动，尤其是线人笔记和操作员报告的撰写，是如何战略性地使用具有道德意义的心理语言的结果。康斯坦丁·瓦曼 (Constantin Vaman) 的 Securitate 文件用于探索两类心理语言：心理状态语言和性格和动机语言。我们表明，Securitate 撰写的告密者笔记和特工报告取决于对道德暗示心理描述的战略使用。