Trauma and Closed Socio-psychological Systems
A socio-psychological system comprises of, at macro level- social institutions, roles, legal systems, political systems, at micro level- norms, individual needs, motivation, and everything which guides or influences the behaviour and thinking of the members of a social group. On the basis of the direction of their orientation, whether inward or outward, Socio-psychological systems can be stereotyped into three categories: Exploratory, Open, and Closed. 1. Exploratory Socio-psychological Systems: These are characterised by a high proportion of time, attention and energy directed towards Socio-psychological objects that lie beyond the boundaries of their social system, often at the neglect of their internal socio-psychological objects. Exploratory systems originate to meet the needs of the people which could not be fulfilled due to dysfunctional institutions within their social system. Members of exploratory systems focus their time and attention on challenges and opportunities, social a...