March 30, 2006 • Page Image 19
…lace Levin compares the situation to that of an abused child. "Chronically abused children tend to blame themselves," Levin explains. ``The child doesn't want to believe they are in a situation over which they have no control. They want to believe they have control, and if only if they behave a certain way everything will be OK." But it's not only children. "Adults want to avoid hopelessness, too',' he says. Being under siege creates a "psych...…

















































