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'''Survivor guilt''' is the mental condition that results from the appraisal that a person has done wrong by surviving traumatic events such as combat or disasters. The effect of survivor's guilt depends on the person’s own psychological make-up. | '''Survivor guilt''' is the mental condition that results from the appraisal that a person has done wrong by surviving traumatic events such as combat or disasters. The effect of survivor's guilt depends on the person’s own psychological make-up. | ||
Apparent sufferers include [[Bernice Summerfield]] ([[NA]]: ''[[Love and War]]'') and the [[Ninth Doctor]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Dalek]]'') | Apparent sufferers include [[Bernice Summerfield]] ([[NA]]: ''[[Love and War]]'') and the [[Ninth Doctor]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'') | ||
The [[Eighth Doctor]] insisted that he was psychologically incapable of experiencing such a thing ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'') | The [[Eighth Doctor]] insisted that he was psychologically incapable of experiencing such a thing. ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 22:58, 18 February 2008
Survivor guilt is the mental condition that results from the appraisal that a person has done wrong by surviving traumatic events such as combat or disasters. The effect of survivor's guilt depends on the person’s own psychological make-up.
Apparent sufferers include Bernice Summerfield (NA: Love and War) and the Ninth Doctor. (DW: Dalek)
The Eighth Doctor insisted that he was psychologically incapable of experiencing such a thing. (EDA: The Gallifrey Chronicles)
