From: Andrew Phelps <math_anxiety@yahoo.com
To: withholdapadues@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [withholdapadues] FW: Army Program To Combat PTSD
Date: Sunday, May 31, 2009, 12:06 PM
Unfortunately the effect of this "psycho-surge" is to promote more conformity with habits of thinking that encourage authoritarian personality.
This is the argument of Zimbardo and Merari, for a "better rat psychology" which then can be imposed on people who want freedom and dignity. Is this what brings out "the best" in people with "Islamic perspective?"
Andrew Phelps
On Fri, 5/29/09, Zbd wrote:
Dear Gang,
I find this very disturbing!
Zbd
By Sam Stein
Faced with a growing number of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder cases in the armed forces, the U.S. Army will begin a program this summer to proactively address the problem by focusing on building the mental resilience of its personnel.
In a speech before the international affairs organization the Atlantic Council on Thursday, U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey laid out the virtues of the newly formed initiative, which he called Comprehensive Soldier Fitness.