Mind control

Mind control is a general term for a number of controversial theories proposing that an individual's thinking, behavior, emotions or decisions can, to a greater or lesser extent, be manipulated at will by outside sources.

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The principal feasibility of such control and the methods by which it might be attained (either direct or more subtle) are both subject to hot debates among psychologists and sociologists. Also the exact definition of mind control and the extent of its influence on the individual are debated.

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Psychologist - Sociologist

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The different views on the subject do have legal implications. Mind control was an issue , e.g., in the court case of Patty Hearst and also in several court cases regarding New Religious Movements. Also questions of mind control are regarding ethical questions linked to the subject of free will.

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Patty Hearst - New Religious Movement - Ethical - Free will

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The question of mind control has been discussed in relation with prisoners of war, totalitarianism, cults, terrorism but also regarding the battered wife syndrome.

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Prisoners of war - Totalitarianism - Cults - Terrorism - Battered wife syndrome

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While mind control remains a controversial subject, the principal possibility of influences on individuals by methods like advertising, media manipulation, propaganda, group dynamics, or peer pressure has been well researched in social psychology and is today undisputed.

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Advertising - Media manipulation - Propaganda - Group dynamics - Peer pressure

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