BATTLE FOR THE MIND
A Physiology of Conversion and Brainwashing
William Sargant
Malor Books, 1997
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
• Understand Pavlov’s model of brain changes following trauma
• Understand the application to psychotherapy, shock treatments, religious conversion, and brainwashing
• Learn the basic techniques to disperse the patterns of belief and behavior and substitute new patterns for them
• Learn Pavlov’s three phases of “protective” inhibition
• Learn the simple physiological mechanisms which Pavlov believes underlie processes such as brainwashing and conversion
• Learn about the physiological basis of brainwashing, religious conversion and PTSD
• Examine the effectiveness of small, confidential groups in consolidating the results of indoctrination over time
• Examine obsessional neurosis and its resistance to treatment
• Learn about combat fatigue and stress among WWII soldiers and what has been learned for the treatment
William Sargant, an English psychiatrist, was a leading physician in psychological medicine for many years. During World War II, he worked on the problem of understanding battle-fatigue and developed innovative treatments for it.
9 CE credits; 274 pages
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