Brainwashing Flashcards
What is meant by the term brainwashing
Brainwashing is the process of changing a belief system of one or more persons
Why is brainwashing sometimes done with hypnosis?
under hypnosis an individual is more susceptible to suggestion
Define hypnosis
Hypnosis is an artificially induced trance state resembling sleep
list 3 uses of brainwashing
- Tools for personal development
- Changing bad habits or changing habits to acquire a bad one
- Loss of independence
How may brainwashing occur?
Alienation and separation from friends and family
Choice of belief system
Under times of extreme stress
when evaluating evidence for brainwashing what is crucial to look out for?
change in belief system Use of stress for coercion Phobias installed against rational arguments Alienation and separation The source of information
What must you look at when analysing the source of the information (brainwashing)
The perspective of the writer
Who the article is intended for
The emotional relationship between the writer and the subject
According to the sun what did Theresa May suggest about tackling extremism
Classes which aim to undo Jidhadis brainwashing, courts will get the power to send those in range of being drawn in by terror to spend time with psychologists
Who wrote the article where Theresa may addressed tackling extremism
David wooding 31st July 2016
Who looked at vulnerabilities to radicalisation
Bhui et al (2016)
What did Bhui (2016) do?
He interviewed Pakistani and Bangladeshi men and women
What did Bhui et al find?
Bhui et al found that there was an increased risk of SVPT if had depressive symptoms but less risk if donated to charity or experienced death of a friend
What does SVPT stand for
Sympathies for violent protest and terrorism
