Psychological Decoupling
Band III illustrates how empathy is allowed rhetorically while execution remains detached and harmful.
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Psychological decoupling describes a state in which staff may express empathy yet hold no mandate to act. The system splits perception from execution and renders violence “procedurally necessary”.
Result: Staff members burn out, affected people experience measured coldness, and both sides lose the ability to assume full responsibility.