THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE CULT EXPERIENCE - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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negative characteristics exhibited by the former cult members studied, said Dr. Clark, are depression, guilt, fear, paranoia, slow speech, rigidity of facial expression and body posture, indifference to physical appearance, passivity and memory impairment.
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The techniques of many cults fall under the general rubric of brainwashing
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Dr. Singer, ''cult leaders and their trainers exert a systematic social influence that can produce great behavioral changes.''
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