Practical relations between psychology and the war

Abstract

Examines the relationship between psychology and war. Applied Psychology can render valuable service to war as well as in the new social and industrial order. The new psychology of war opines that men find the call of arms a relief and have the awareness of inner resources - a feel of power, courage and endurance. On the negative side, it causes frustration and dependence on the state. War experiments on human nature and hence must be studied intensively to find its nature, cure and function for the individual and society. Since individual is the apex of the democratic society, psychology is responsible to see that the best powers of every man is discovered and developed to maximum use. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)