Scientific Paper 3: Mass Murder and the Individual: Group Psychology and Individual Morality and Empathy Speakers: Vamik D. Volkan, MD (Charlottesville, VA); Author: Anna Ornstein, MD (Brookline, MA) In view of the frequency with which terror acts are being committed, this paper suggests the possible psychological changes individuals may have to undergo when committing mass murder. The paper would be of interest to analysts who consider the social, political and the cultural surround relevant to psychoanalysis. |