Publisher's Synopsis
Brainwashing (also referred to as thought manipulation, menticide, coercive persuasion, idea management, notion reform, and compelled re-schooling) is the concept that the human mind can be altered or managed by certain mental strategies. Brainwashing is said to reduce its topics' ability to think severely or independently, to permit the introduction of new, unwanted thoughts and thoughts into their minds, and to trade their attitudes, values, and beliefs. The period of "brainwashing" changed into first used in English by Edward Hunter in 1950 to describe how the Chinese language authorities appeared to make people cooperate with them throughout the Korean conflict. Research into the concept additionally looked at Nazi Germany, a few crook cases inside the U.S., and the actions of human traffickers. Within the late 1960s and Nineteen Seventies, there has been massive clinical and felony debate. In addition to media interest, approximately the possibility of brainwashing is an aspect. At the same time, Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) was used in the conversion of humans to organizations that are considered cults. The concept of brainwashing is every so often concerned in lawsuits, especially concerning child custody.
