Question

"According to Herman, the process that those in chronic traumatic situations (such as abused children, victims of domestic violence, political prisoners, etc.) employ to hold two intensely contradictory ideas about their captor/abuser/perpetrator equal is called"

Answer 1

Doublethink

Step-by-step explanation:

The process that is being described is known as Doublethink. As mentioned in the question this term refers to a process of indoctrination where the subject is expected to accept as true to simultaneously mutually contradictory beliefs as being correct, usually going against that individual's memories or sense of reality. In trauma cases such as abused children, or political prisoners it is used as a coping mechanism in order to survive.