We should be aware that this psychobabble is another step toward pathologizing dissent, as it happened in the old Soviet Union. It has been going on for several years. See for example http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/article/6320 The new “field” of “ecopsychology” has even sprung up.
Pathologizing dissent, along with plain old intimidation, are the tools of totalitarians.