This paper describes one variation in the battering phenomenon which was initially observed among low-income women. The debilitating effects of these techniques on the battered female are described, as is the battering male's own separation reaction, and the probable dynamics of the men and women involved in this pathological family system. Some preliminary assessment and treatment guidelines are offered. Download to read the full article text. American Psychiatric Association.
Despite the trumpets of women's lib, science suggests sex differences are innate. Women, apparently, are not curvy versions of men sporting high-heeled shoes. Affecting up to 80 percent of women, PMS is a familiar scapegoat. But women are affected by their cycles every day of the month.
Brainwashing also known as mind control , menticide , coercive persuasion , thought control , thought reform , and re-education is the concept that the human mind can be altered or controlled by certain psychological techniques. Brainwashing is said to reduce its subjects' ability to think critically or independently, [1] to allow the introduction of new, unwanted thoughts and ideas into their minds, [2] as well as to change their attitudes, values and beliefs. The term "brainwashing" was first used in English by Edward Hunter in to describe how the Chinese government appeared to make people cooperate with them. Research into the concept also looked at Nazi Germany , at some criminal cases in the United States, and at the actions of human traffickers.