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Captive minds : hypnosis and beyond / Written and edited by David Wilson.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Filmakers Library online
- Filmakers library online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hypnotism.
- Conditioned response.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (56 min.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2001.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- How do cults hold on to their disciples? How do the Marines command such loyalty? Why do Jesuit priests submit to a lifetime of strict authority? This film explains how long-term conditioning takes place and shows that the indoctrination methods of disparate institutions are surprisingly similar. Recruits are isolated and worked to exhaustion. Confused and frightened, they readily submit to a leader, be it guru, fuhrer or sergeant. The film shows how the power of suggestion influences behavior. Hypnosis, for example, may lead to short-term change; other psychotherapies may alter behavior for an extended time. Captive Minds reminds us that we are all vulnerable to psychological manipulation.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed Oct. 8, 2014).
- Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2014. (Filmakers library online). Available via World Wide Web.
- OCLC:
- 867540550
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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