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Record 1 2020-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychological Warfare
DEF

Planned activities using methods of communication and other means directed at approved audiences in order to influence perceptions, attitudes and behaviour, affecting the achievement of political and military objectives.

OBS

psychological operation; PsyOp: designations usually used in the plural.

OBS

psychological operation; PsyOp: designations and definition standardized by NATO.

OBS

psychological operation; PsyOp: The plural form of this designation (psychological operations) and the plural abbreviation (PsyOps) have been officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • psychological operations
  • PsyOps

French

Domaine(s)
  • Guerre psychologique
DEF

Activités planifiées ayant recours à des méthodes de communication et d'autres moyens, dirigées vers des audiences approuvées, visant à influencer les perceptions, les attitudes et les comportements et ayant une incidence sur la réalisation d'objectifs politiques et militaires.

OBS

opération psychologique; OpPsy; PsyOp : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel.

OBS

opération psychologique; PsyOp; opération militaire d'influence; OMI : désignations et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

OBS

opération psychologique; OpPsy : La désignation au pluriel (opérations psychologiques) et l'abréviation au pluriel (OpsPsy) ont été uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Key term(s)
  • opérations psychologiques
  • OpsPsy
  • PsyOps

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guerra psicológica
DEF

operaciones psicológicas: Actividades psicológicas, planificadas en tiempo de paz o en guerra, dirigidas a audiencias enemigas, amigas o neutrales con el fin de influir sobre sus actitudes y conductas, para garantizar la consecución de los objetivos militares.

OBS

Incluyen actividades psicológicas estratégicas, actividades de consolidación psicológica y actividades psicológicas en el campo de batalla.

Key term(s)
  • operaciones psicológicas
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