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Moritz Michels

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ID3592199
NAMEMoritz Michels
GIVEN NAMESMoritz
FAMILY NAMEMichels
SIGNATUREMICHELS M
AFFILIATIONSBundeswehr Joint Medical Service
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS3
TOTAL CITATIONS2
AUTHOR COUNT3
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1
  • Select them well, train them better! Psychological combat readiness in the German army special forces

    Open Access•Pablo Mair, Moritz Michels et al.•ARTICLE•Frontiers in Psychiatry•2026

    Introduction Psychological Combat Readiness (PCR) refers to a mindset designed to enhance the mental performance and operational preparedness of military and law enforcement special forces. The concept comprises five core components: Psychological Stability, Hardiness , Functional Work Attitude , Comradeship and Team Orientation (Cohesion) and VUCA competence —characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. The first part of …

  • Searching for successful psychopathy: A typological approach

    Open Access•Moritz Michels, Marcus Roth•ARTICLE•Current Psychology•2023

  • From Hohenschönhausen to Guantanamo Bay: Psychology's role in the secret services of the GDR and the United States

    Open Access•Moritz Michels, Martin Wieser•ARTICLE•Journal of the History of the…•2018•Cited by: 2•References: 11

    This paper presents a historical analysis of the genesis, context, and function of "Operative Psychology," a little-known branch of applied psychology developed by employees of the Ministry of State Security in the German Democratic Republic. For 25 years, theories and practices of Operative Psychology were taught to elite agents at the Juridical Academy in Potsdam, introducing them to various "silent" psychological techniques of persuasion, inte…

  • From Hohenschönhausen to Guantanamo Bay: Psychology's role in the secret services of the GDR and the United States

    Open Access•Moritz Michels, Martin Wieser•ARTICLE•Journal of the History of the…•2018•Cited by: 2•References: 11

    This paper presents a historical analysis of the genesis, context, and function of "Operative Psychology," a little-known branch of applied psychology developed by employees of the Ministry of State Security in the German Democratic Republic. For 25 years, theories and practices of Operative Psychology were taught to elite agents at the Juridical Academy in Potsdam, introducing them to various "silent" psychological techniques of persuasion, inte…

  • From Hohenschönhausen to Guantanamo Bay: Psychology's role in the secret services of the GDR and the United States

    Open Access•Moritz Michels, Martin Wieser•ARTICLE•Journal of the History of the…•2018•Cited by: 2•References: 11

    This paper presents a historical analysis of the genesis, context, and function of "Operative Psychology," a little-known branch of applied psychology developed by employees of the Ministry of State Security in the German Democratic Republic. For 25 years, theories and practices of Operative Psychology were taught to elite agents at the Juridical Academy in Potsdam, introducing them to various "silent" psychological techniques of persuasion, inte…

  • Searching for successful psychopathy: A typological approach

    Open Access•Moritz Michels, Marcus Roth•ARTICLE•Current Psychology•2023

  • Select them well, train them better! Psychological combat readiness in the German army special forces

    Open Access•Pablo Mair, Moritz Michels et al.•ARTICLE•Frontiers in Psychiatry•2026

    Introduction Psychological Combat Readiness (PCR) refers to a mindset designed to enhance the mental performance and operational preparedness of military and law enforcement special forces. The concept comprises five core components: Psychological Stability, Hardiness , Functional Work Attitude , Comradeship and Team Orientation (Cohesion) and VUCA competence —characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. The first part of …

German (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Asian psychology (1 works) · Battle (1 works) · Categorical variable (1 works) · Context (archaeology) (1 works) · Critical psychology (1 works) · Dark triad (1 works) · Deception detection and forensic psychology (1 works)

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