Russians rejoice every time another tragedy occurs as a result of their cynical war against Ukraine. Moreover, they call on their authorities to take more aggressive action. This is due to the syndrome that the population of the aggressor country may have.
So, probably, the Russians and their leaders have the Herostratus syndrome. This opinionChannel 24 was voiced by the psychologist Spartak Saturday.
What is the syndrome of Russians
That is, these are people who are happy that they were able to destroy or burn something. They enter history through the destruction they commit.
Over the past years, Russia has entered history only through lack of intelligence and violence, which is absolutely meaningless, the psychologist said.< /p>
In his opinion, the Herostratus syndrome is present in the entire aggressor country. In addition, Russians are hostages of their views and syndromes.
Help. Herostratus Syndrome is a term used to describe the desire for fame at any cost, in particular the commission of destructive or criminal acts.
This term comes from the name of Herostratus, who was an ordinary inhabitant the Greek city of Ephesus and became famous after he burned the Temple of Artemis, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, in 356 BC. He did this so that descendants would remember his name, but a negative connotation was preserved in his memory.
Spartak Saturday explained what kind of syndrome Russians might have: watch the video
Why people like different predictions in Russia
The potential of people for self-actualization depends on the quality of life. So, the higher the level of poverty among the population, the less potential for self-actualization they have. According to Maslow's pyramid, when people cannot satisfy their basic needs, the latter change and become more primitive.
The more cultured the society and the country, the higher the level of education and self-actualization. Belief in magical thinking is a sign of a low level of intelligence, an inability to be critical and problems with science,” the psychologist explained.
He added that Russia now really has problems with science. This is evidenced by the decrease in the number of publications on various sources, such as Scopus, PubMed, etc.
“The worse people live, the less potential for cognitive growth. They have problems with cognitive and metacognitive skills associated with the fact that they cannot live well. That is,because of poverty they become limited“, said Spartak Saturday.
Consequently, they begin to believe in magical thinking, because hungry very easy to cheat. As a result, Russians believe in self-fulfilling prophecies and do their best to confirm them. And they are looking for it in pseudo-information, which is abundant in Russia.
