Psych□logists□erebroug□ti□tocreat□apro□ileofth□miss□□gindi□□duals,delvingintotheirpastsandmotivations.□hatemer□edwasacom□lexwebofinsecuri□□es,fear□,an□un□es□□vedconf□□ctsthatp□int□dapic□ureo□agro□□onthebrinkofc□□lapse.Thepsy□ho□o□icalp□essureof□eingstrande□onaremot□i□lan□hadonlyhe□□htenedthe□en□ionam□ngthe□roup,leadi□gtoa□r□ak□ngpoin□□hatcould□□ver□sultedintheirdi□□ppearance.<□p> Psyc□ologi□ts□erebroughtintocrea□□aprofil□oft□emissingindi□iduals,delvingintothei□□a□tsandmotiva□i□ns.Wh□t□mergedwasaco□□lexwebofi□sec□r□□i□s,fears,□ndunre□ol□□dc□nf□ictsthatpaint□dap□ctureofa□roupont□□□□inkofcollapse.Th□□□y□hologic□lp□essureofbeingstra□□edon□remote□□landhadonlyheigh□enedtheten□ion□mongtheg□oup,leadingto□□r□akingpointtha□couldhave□e□ultedin□heirdisap□earance. Psychologistsw□rebroughtintoc□eatea□□ofileof□hemiss□n□individ□□□□,d□lvi□gintotheirpastsandmo□i□ation□.W□□teme□ged□asa□om□lexwebofinsecurit□es,fea□s,andunr□solvedconflictsthat□ain□ed□pictureofagrou□ont□ebrinkofcoll□pse.Th□psyc□olo□ic□lpressureo□beings□□an□□□ona□emo□ei□landhadonlyheighten□dthet□nsio□amongthegr□up,leadingtoabr□akin□poin□that□oul□haveresult□dintheirdisappe□r□nc□. □sycholo□i□□□werebro□ghtin□o□reateaprofileofthe□i□sin□ind□vidua□s,□elvingintotheir□ast□andm□□ivati□□s□Whateme□g□dwasacomplexwebofinsecur□t□es,□ears,andun□esol□edcon□□ictsthatpain□e□apic□□□eofag□oup□□thebrink□fco□lapse.Thep□ychol□gica□pressureofbeingst□ande□onaremoteislandha□onlyheightenedthe□ensi□n□mong□h□group,lead□ngtoabre□k□□gpointthatcouldhavere□ult□dinth□irdisappea□□□ce.