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Perpetration Induced Traumatic Stress (PITS)

Perpetration Induced Traumatic Stress (PITS) is a term coined by peace psychologist Rachel MacNair.  It describes incidents of post traumatic stress disorder resulting from the trauma of having committing a violent act oneself, as contrasted with trauma caused by witnessing or being the recipient of a violent act. The fact that human beings experience psychological… read more