The Great Courses Plus – Warping Reality: Inside the Psychology of Cults 2024-10

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Warping Reality: Inside the Psychology of Cults is a course on cults and mind manipulation published by The Great Courses Plus online academy. It examines how cults manipulate minds, change beliefs, and exert control over individuals and groups. Through psychological analysis, real-life case studies, and historical examples, the course reveals the hidden techniques leaders use to attract followers and maintain power, while offering insights into prevention and recovery.

The course examines the psychological mechanisms of persuasion, coercion, and groupthink that allow cults to thrive, highlighting the role of charisma, fear, and emotional manipulation in gaining loyalty. The course explores the stages of recruitment, the use of isolation and depersonalization, and the creation of dependency through rituals, ideology, and peer pressure. Learners will explore how cognitive biases, social adaptation, and the human need to belong make individuals vulnerable to cult influence, while also studying famous historical cults and modern examples to understand their evolution. Practical sections will address how to recognize warning signs, support those leaving a cult, and build resilience against manipulative tactics, giving participants a deeper understanding of the psychology of control and the path to freedom.

What you will learn in Warping Reality: Inside the Psychology of Cults:

An Introduction to Notoriety: Famous Cults
What Defines a Cult: The Eight Deadly Sins
The Destructive Nature of Cults
The Psychology of Cult Leaders
The Psychology of Cult Members
Attraction and Seduction in Cults
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Course specifications

Publisher: The Great Courses Plus
Instructors: Wind Goodfriend
Language: English
Level: Introductory to Advanced
Number of Lessons: 12
Duration: 6 hours and 15 minutes