The Theory That Won't Go Away: An Updated Review of the Role Hypnosis Plays in Mind Control
Over the years, hypnosis has been a central feature in descriptions of the process of behavior and attitude change that occurs in high-demand groups (HDGs, or cults). Cult specialist and mental-health counselor Steven Hassan (1989, 2000, 2014) has talked and written extensively about this process. I...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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International journal of coercion, abuse and manipulation IJCS
Year: 2022, Volume: 3 |
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| Summary: | Over the years, hypnosis has been a central feature in descriptions of the process of behavior and attitude change that occurs in high-demand groups (HDGs, or cults). Cult specialist and mental-health counselor Steven Hassan (1989, 2000, 2014) has talked and written extensively about this process. In August 2000, Dr. Arthur Dole chaired a symposium at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA) entitled Can Hypnosis Explain Cult Conversion? Evidence From Science and Practice, which included a number of experts in the field (Dole et. al., 2000). In contrast to the premise suggested by these references, Spanish psychologist Jose Fernández Aguado (2015), in a provocative article entitled “Psychological Manipulation, Hypnosis, and Suggestion,” questioned the ability of hypnosis to induce people to engage in behaviors in ways they would not otherwise execute “out of” hypnosis. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of coercion, abuse and manipulation IJCS
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.54208/1000/0003/001 |
