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Killology is the study of the psychological and physiological effects of killing and combat on the human psyche; and the factors that enable and restrain killing in these situations. The term and field of study was invented by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman (US Army, Ret.) of the Killology Research Group in his 1995 book ''On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society''. ==The soldier's choice== Grossman claims in his book ''On Killing'' that a soldier is faced with four options once they have entered into combat. These are: # Fight: as the name implies this is the standard that defines the soldiers role as actively trying to defeat the enemy by use of their training. # Flight: this option involves the combatant fleeing the engagement. # Posture: This action involves the soldier falsely showing active participation in combat. In actuality they are not being effective in deterring the enemy from success. This is a major point of concern for commanders as it is difficult to tell the difference between a soldier posturing or fighting. # Submit: Submission to the enemy during an engagement is a direct act of surrender. In the animal kingdom, this is used by lesser combatants to prevent them from being injured after they can ascertain the triviality of their battle. In traditional psychology most species are only warranted the flight or fight options, but this is a narrow minded view of what can be going on. Humans especially can be more complex than other animals. With Grossman's addition of Posture and Submit, a much larger scope of emotions can be analyzed. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Killology」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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