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Combating Cult Mind Control is a nonfiction book by Steven Hassan, first published in 1988. The book presents itself as a guide to resisting the mind control practices of destructive cults , and focuses on the research of Margaret Singer and Robert Lifton as well as the cognitive dissonance theory of Leon Festinger .
The book was "highly commended" and runner-up in the 2005 Times Higher Education Supplement Young Academic Author Award, and also made it to the shortlist for the 2005 MIND "Book of the Year Award". [9] [10] The book also made it to the longlist of the 2005 Aventis "Science Book Prize", where it was described as containing "elegant and ...
60-page preview at Google Books; How to turn a human into a robot, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, The Daily Telegraph, 30 July 2006; Dominic Streatfeild, "Brainwash: The Secret History of Mind Control" Source Material interview regarding 'Deep Narcosis' Therapy; Source Material interview with MI6 Psychiatrist
Mind control, or brainwashing, has proven a popular subject in fiction, featuring in books and films such as The Manchurian Candidate (1959; film adaptations 1962 and 2004) and The IPCRESS File (1962; film 1965), both stories advancing the premise that controllers could hypnotize a person into murdering on command while retaining no memory of the killing.
Brainwashing [a] is the controversial idea that the human mind can be altered or controlled against a person's will by manipulative psychological techniques. [1] Brainwashing is said to reduce its subject's ability to think critically or independently, to allow the introduction of new, unwanted thoughts and ideas into their minds, [2] as well as to change their attitudes, values, and beliefs.
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The Gaslight Effect: How to Spot and Survive the Hidden Manipulation Others Use to Control Your Life is a book by psychologist Robin Stern, first published by Morgan Road Books in 2007. [1] It has 260 pages, eight chapters and is preceded by acknowledgements and a foreword by Naomi Wolf .