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2021-01-27 15:33:10
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Understand Cults: The Basics

A foundational course to understanding brainwashing, thought reform, mind control, and undue influence
Bestseller
Rating: 4.7 out of 54.7 (52 ratings)
262 students
Created by Steven Hassan, PhD
Last updated 1/2021
English
English
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • The definition of a cult, and the difference between good and bad cults
  • Mind control, how it works, how to recognize it, how to stay safe from it
  • The hidden factors of influence (influence continuum)
  • The big mistake people make when judging those in cults
  • Cult recruiting strategies, both in person and online
  • Personal vulnerabilities to watch out for
  • Different types of destructive cults
  • How cult mind control is used in human trafficking
  • The cult leader profile
  • Conspiracy theory cults and why they work
  • The problem with the word “cult”
  • How cults use hypnosis, unfreezing, changing and refreezing the brain
  • Different models of thought reform
  • The BITE model and authoritarian control
  • Cult psychology
  • The traumatic and lasting effects of cult involvement

Requirements

  • No prerequisites

Description

Are you interested in learning more about how the mind works and how people can be programmed into a destructive authoritarian cult? Ever had an experience with a cult or controlling relationship? Have a friend or family member caught up in a black/white, all or nothing conspiracy cult, multi-level marketing group, religious group, political group, this is a course by Dr. Steven Hassan, a former member of the Moon cult, mental health professional who has over 40 years of knowledge and direct experience. In this course you will learn about different cultic groups, brainwashing, thought reform, mind control, and undue influence. You will learn the strategies, patterns, and behaviors used by cultic groups to recruit new members, and how they manipulate and control them.

You will learn to recognize whether cults are destructive or benign--not all cults are destructive. You will be introduced to different frameworks of influence as well as different types of cultic situations. such as religious cults, political cults, self-help cults, therapy cults, one-on-one cults, MLM cults, human trafficking relationships, and more. Dr. Hassan will also describe the serious lasting after-effects of being involved in a cult. In an era when cult mind control is ever present and growing, this course is essential to help you understand what a cult is and how they work—the first step in keeping you and your loved ones safe.

Who this course is for:

  • Those interested in understanding cults

Course content

8 sections • 8 lectures • 3h 44m total length

  • Preview23:25
  • Lesson 1
    2 questions

  • Vulnerability and Recruitment
    22:25
  • Quiz 2
    2 questions

  • Lesson 3: Examining Cults
    29:45
  • Quiz 3
    2 questions

  • Lesson 4: Influence and Control
    19:38
  • Quiz 4
    2 questions

  • Lesson 5: Mind Control
    39:25
  • Lesson 5
    2 questions

  • Lesson 6: Cult Psychology
    26:20
  • Quiz 6
    2 questions

  • Lesson 7: Identity Change
    22:48
  • Quiz 7
    2 questions

  • Lesson 8: Lasting Effects
    40:40
  • Quiz 8
    2 questions

Instructor

Steven Hassan, PhD
America's Leading Cult Expert
Steven Hassan, PhD
  • 4.7 Instructor Rating
  • 52 Reviews
  • 262 Students
  • 1 Course

Steven Hassan, PhD, is a licensed mental health counselor who has been educating the public about mind control, brainwashing, and destructive cults since 1976. He’s the author of Combating Cult Mind Control: The Guide to Protection, Rescue, and Recovery from Destructive Cults; Freedom of Mind; The Cult of Trump, and he is the founder of the Freedom of Mind Resource Center.

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