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Captive minds : hypnosis and beyond
Title
Captive minds : hypnosis and beyond / written and edited by David Wilson.
Published
New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2001.
Physical Description
1 online resource (56 min.).
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Title from resource description page (viewed Dec. 12, 2013).
This edition in English.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
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.
Variant and related titles
ASP-AVON OCLC KB.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 28, 2020
Series
VAST: Academic Video Online
Audience
High School.
Adult.
Genre/Form
Documentary films.
Documentary films.
Also listed under
National Film Board of Canada.
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