{"id":5593,"date":"2014-04-09T12:55:47","date_gmt":"2014-04-09T16:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ccpa.scottbuckingham.ca\/blog\/?p=3440"},"modified":"2014-04-09T12:55:47","modified_gmt":"2014-04-09T16:55:47","slug":"the-psychology-of-hate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ccpa-accp.ca\/fr\/the-psychology-of-hate\/","title":{"rendered":"The Psychology of Hate"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cPersonal responsibility is the willingness to completely accept choices that we have made throughout our lives.\u201d
\n~ Asa Don Brown, Waiting to Live <\/em><\/p>\n

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\n\"\"<\/a>Hate has a pathological effect upon the psyche of the individual.\u00a0 The pathology of hate is commonly linked to those that provide us protection and nurturing early in the early stages of our lives.\u00a0 The nurturing of a parent or guardian can be the catalyst of a variety of psychological and psychiatric conditions.\u00a0 It is not to say that hate cannot be spurred on by organic conditions of the mind, but we know that the greatest influence of hate is directly related to the nurturing received in our youth.<\/p>\n

While psychological and psychiatric conditions of each individual may develop beyond the experiences per childhood; the presets surrounding the personal ideological viewpoints, theories,\u00a0 ethical and moral compasses are undoubtedly influenced by those in direct contact with our own lives.<\/p>\n

The makeup of hate is comprised of uncertainty, insecurity, loneliness, awkwardness, lack of confidence, self-doubt, unassertiveness, timidity, anxiety, instability, vulnerability, and defenselessness.\u00a0 Whereas to love, a person has humility, security, assurance, acceptance, attachments, tenderness, patience, understanding, compassion and most of all, tolerance.<\/p>\n

INTOLERANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n

The human race is an intolerable species.\u00a0 We are seldom welcoming of varying views, belief systems, and behaviors.\u00a0 We shun or outwardly reject those who differ from our own person.\u00a0 As a species, we are more apt to disregard or completely ignore anyone we disagree with.\u00a0 Such intolerance is no different than blatant acts of hate and discrimination.\u00a0 You may be asking yourself, how can ignoring or shunning be as reprehensible as violent acts.\u00a0 While the acts of shunning or ignoring lack the physical violence of the fist; shunning and ignoring are intentionally setting a precedent of intolerance and bigotry.\u00a0 It is this sort of behavior, attitudes, and percepts that is directly linked to instilling negative emotions (i.e. fear, distrust, hatred, worry, and personal distress).\u00a0 The prejudices of an individual can invoke rage, hostilities, and an overall spirit of negativity.<\/p>\n

While the intolerance begins within the mind and psyche of the individual, seldom does the intolerance keep isolated within the mind of the individual.\u00a0 Sadly, the venomous nature of intolerance is capable of creeping itself slowly into the minds of others who directly and indirectly interact with the ill mind.<\/p>\n

The spoils of intolerance are capable of diminishing and destroying every thread of communication.\u00a0 It is the egregious nature of intolerance that spurs on the prejudices and bigotry\u00a0 developed within the minds of those effected by such hate.<\/p>\n

HATE\u2019S VICTIMS <\/strong><\/p>\n

The victims of hate may be your neighbor, your friend, your father, your mother, your brother, your sister, your grandparent, your employer, and\/or your enemy.\u00a0 While the victims may range in age, race, gender, and intellectual quotient (IQ); the desire of such discrimination is to reach\u00a0 maximum proportions.<\/p>\n

Hate has intentions on breaking down the unity of all humanity.\u00a0 It does not cease with the individual, but seeks to infiltrate all aspects of personal and global thinking.\u00a0 The injection of such venom penetrates each aspect of humanity whether on an individual scale or a global perspective.\u00a0 It may include ethnicity, religion, national origin, genetic makeup, socioeconomic status, career choices and\/or a personal disability.\u00a0 The ultimate goal of all hate crimes is intended on reaching systemic levels, thus reinforcing the intentions of hate.<\/p>\n

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BIGOTRY\u2019S ALLEGIANCES <\/strong><\/p>\n

Bigotry knows no friend.\u00a0\u00a0 It has no allegiances, commitments, or personal loyalties.\u00a0 It has no vested interest in guaranteeing your rights to freedom and protection.\u00a0\u00a0 Bigotry sees each person as a victim, a foe and a subordinate.\u00a0 Whether you are weathering the hate of another, or you are the one employing the exercises of such intolerance; bigotry is like a two-edged sword, it will always slice both ways.\u00a0 After all, bigotry is dividing everyone and has no desire to unite.\u00a0 Bigotries ultimate goal is to divide and conquer, but the truth is, it conquers all within the clutches of it\u2019s communications.<\/p>\n

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY<\/strong><\/p>\n

How is personal responsibility related to hate crimes?\u00a0\u00a0 As individuals, we are responsible for our behaviors, attitudes, and perceptions.\u00a0 While we may have structured or unstructured influences, we are ultimately the decider of our choices.<\/p>\n

Personal responsibility is the willingness to accept that we are capable of taking power over the deeds, actions, reactions, and the general conduct of our life.\u00a0 We are acknowledging that we have been at the helm of our life; guiding our personhood down the sometimes turbulent and rocky shores.\u00a0 Moreover, it is the willingness to accept our achievements, our successes, our failures, and the course of our lives.<\/p>\n

When we are accepting responsibility, we are acknowledging that \u201cwe\u201d have had a role in this game called life. While personal responsibility is the acknowledgement and acceptance of our role, we should never allow for our roles in life to become our identity.\u00a0 For the roles we have in life, whether good or bad are mere historical markers, and nothing more.<\/p>\n

THE IMPACT OF HATE<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>If you have been a victim of hate or a violent crime, then you have been traumatically effected.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThe trauma of victimization can have a profound and devastating impact on crime victims and their loved ones. It can alter the victim\u2019 s view of the world as a just place and leave victims with new and difficult feelings and reactions that they may not understand.\u201d (Wasserman & Ellis, 2007, p. Vl-1)<\/p>\n

While the impact of hate on the life of an adult is reprehensible, the impact of hate upon the life of child can prove ultimately destructive of their person.\u00a0 Why? Unfortunately, \u201cchildhood trauma does not come in one single package.\u201d (Brown, 2008, p. 5)\u00a0 Furthermore, children are much more susceptible and prone to the outlying influences of their homes (i.e. peers, teachers, administrators, coaches, religious leaders, media, music, technology, the web).\u00a0 A child\u2019s impressionability is of graver concern, because while they may not be in the direct pathway of hate; they may be influenced to instill such ideological perspectives.<\/p>\n

THE PROBABILITY OF DEVELOPING POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, PTSD<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Victims of trauma and victimization have a higher probability of developing PTSD, than those who are never impacted by trauma.\u00a0 The effect of such hate can lead to the development of PTSD.\u00a0 If so, it is vitally important to receive the proper care and treatment.<\/p>\n

\u201cPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was first applied to military veterans who experienced psychological trauma while serving in combat. Researchers are now applying this syndrome to crime victims. Being a victim of crime does not necessarily mean that an individual will develop PTSD. If victims receive appropriate crisis intervention, the chances of developing PTSD are reduced. Some recognizable symptoms of PTSD are:<\/p>\n