P□ychologis□swerebrought□ntocrea□e□□rofileofthemissingindi□id□□ls,de□vi□gint□theirpas□sandmo□ivations.Whatemerged□as□co□plexwe□ofinsecu□□ti□s,fe□rs,andunre□olved□onflic□sthatpaintedap□ctureofagrou□o□thebrinkofcoll□p□e.The□sycholo□icalpre□□ureo□□eingstr□□ded□nare□oteislan□□adonlyhe□ghtene□thete□sionamo□gth□gro□p□leadin□toab□ea□ingpoin□that□o□ldhave□□s□lted□ntheirdisappeara□c□.□> Psy□h□logi□ts□er□b□oug□tintocreate□profileofthemissingindividu□ls,□elvingi□totheirpas□sandmoti□ations.Wh□temer□e□w□sacompl□xwebof□n□□c□rities□fears,andunresol□e□conflictstha□paintedapictu□eofagroupo□th□br□□kofco□lapse□Thepsycholog□c□lpressureofbeingstranded□naremoteisla□d□adonlyh□ig□te□ed□h□tensio□among□hegroup,□eadingto□bre□kingpo□ntt□atcould□□□eresu□te□int□eird□sappeara□ce.□/□> Psych□logists□ereb□□ugh□intocrea□eaprof□leo□the□issin□ind□vi□ual□,delvingin□otheirp□stsandmotiva□i□ns.What□m□□gedwas□complexwebof□nse□urities,fears,andunresolved□onflictsthatp□intedapictureofagro□ponthe□□ink□f□oll□pse.T□epsychologic□lp□□ssureofbeingst□ande□o□aremoteislandha□onlyhe□ghtenedthetensi□namongthegrou□,leadingt□abreakingpo□ntthatc□uldhaveresu□□edi□t□e□r□isappearance.□/□> Psychol□gistswerebrou□ht□nt□creat□ap□ofil□o□them□ssingind□viduals,□el□ingintothe□rpastsandmotiv□tio□s.Whateme□gedwas□compl□xwebofin□ec□rities,fears,□ndunre□olvedconf□ictsthatp□□ntedapictureofagro□□onth□b□□nkofcoll□pse.Thepsychologicalpres□ureof□ein□strandedonaremote□slandh□donlyhe□ght□nedthetensionam□n□t□□g□oup□leadin□toabr□ak□ngpo□nt□□at□ouldhavere□□ltedint□e□rdisappea□anc□□