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Mind control (also known as brainwashing, coercive persuasion or thought control) means trying to control other people's beliefs and behaviours.
In this process, a person or group persuades others to change their basic beliefs and values.[1] They may use unethical methods and manipulation, which often harms the people being manipulated.[2]
The term has been applied to any tactic which damages an individual's control over their own thinking, behaviour, emotions, or decision-making.
Theories about brainwashing and mind control were originally developed to explain how totalitarian regimes indoctrinated prisoners of war using propaganda and torture.
- ↑ Kowal D.M. 2000. Brainwashing. In A.E. Kazdin (ed) Encyclopedia of psychology, vol. 1 (pp. 463-464). American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/10516-173
- ↑ Langone, Michael. "Cults: Questions and Answers". www.csj.org. International Cultic Studies Association. Archived from the original on 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
Mind control (also referred to as 'brainwashing,' 'coercive persuasion,' 'thought reform,' and the 'systematic manipulation of psychological and social influence') refers to a process in which a group or individual systematically uses unethically manipulative methods to persuade others to conform to the wishes of the manipulator(s), often to the detriment of the person being manipulated.