Battle for the Mind; A Physiology of Conversion and Brain-Washing William Walters Sargant, William Sargent
Publisher: Malor Books

€ The Mechanism of Conversion.” British Medical Journal, 2:311-316. Government Printing Office, 1977). Finally, it should be noted that cult/brainwashing theory often tends to posit the emergence of a false self which cultic conditioning and mind control is said to superimpose on the authentic, developmental self of the convert. Of course, Sargant is best known for his research on brainwashing. Keith cites another Tavistock researcher Dr. "The Manipulated Mind: Brainwashing, Conditioning and Indoctrination" Battle for the Mind: A Physiology of Conversion and Brainwashing. Project M-K Ultra, the CIA´s Program of Research in Behavioral Modification. Battle for the Mind: A Physiology of Conversion and Brainwashing. By Anonymous, at 25 June, 2007 22:24. Ashford: The Invicta Press, 1984. The Mind Possessed: A Physiology of Possession, Mysticism and Faith Healing. People have also come to use the terms "brainwashing" or "mind control" to explain the otherwise intuitively puzzling success of some methodologies for the religious conversion of inductees to new religious movements (including cults). Mind control (also known as brainwashing, coercive persuasion, mind abuse, thought control, or thought reform) refers to a process in which a group or. ISBN 1-883536-06-5; Scheflin, Alan W. Battle for the Mind: A Physiology of Conversion and Brainwashing /by William Sargant. €The “source” for this is Dr William Sargant's late 40′s manuscript(note) (not published until 55 or so) “Battle for the Mind a physiology of conversion and brainwashing. He's the author of Battle for the Mind: A Physiology of Conversion and Brainwashing (1957), basically a how-to of techniques for reprogramming people. Propaganda and Persuasion /by Garth S. Readings in Propaganda and Persuasion: New and Classic Essays /by Garth S.