Research Record · Published Journal Article
Psychological Appropriation: A Dimensional Model of Surrogate-Moral Violence
A dimensional conceptual model in forensic psychology describing a surrogate-driven form of moral violence in which offenders believe they are acting empathically, protectively, or redemptively on behalf of others. Reframes moralized violence as a distortion of empathy rather than its absence.
Overview
Purpose & Objectives
Situates surrogate-driven moral violence within psychotic personality organization and outlines five interacting domains that transform care into compulsion.
Methodology & Framework
Theoretical Structure
Construct Architecture
Dimensional Model comprising five interacting domains: Surrogate Identification, Moralized Logic, Symbolic Consent, Affective Idealization, and Narrative Ritualization.
Core Claims
Key Propositions & Insights
Proposition 1
Reframes moralized violence as a distortion of empathy rather than a simple deficit.
Proposition 2
Delineates five interacting cognitive and affective domains driving surrogate action.
Proposition 3
Applies the dimensional framework to historical forensic case studies (Adam Lanza, Charles Cullen).
Boundaries
Scope & Analytical Limitations
Subject Matter Scope
Forensic psychology, threat assessment, moral cognition, and violent offender formulation.
Methodological Limitations
Conceptual framework requiring empirical validation. Full-text redistribution rights have not been established; canonical record is maintained by the publisher.
Attribution
Bibliographic Citation
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