Thought manipulation
Subtitle: the use and abuse of psychological trickery
By: Sapir Handelman.
Publisher: Praeger Publishers; Praeger
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 163
ISBN-13: 9780313355325; 9780313355332
Subjects: Control (Psychology); Mental suggestion; Behavior modification
Description: "From politics to sales, education, romance, and parenthood, everyone plays - wittingly or not - the role of manipulator or manipulated. Thought Manipulation: The Use and Abuse of Psychological Trickery offers a thorough understanding of the art of manipulation, leading readers on a fascinating journey into the gray areas of ethics, politics, leadership, advertising, psychotherapy, and intimate relationships."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The manipulation phenomenon : an overview; title: The topography of manipulation; title: Freedom of choice and the ethics of manipulation; title: Four types of manipulation; title: Introducing manipulations that limit us; title: Spotlight on advertising : the free market and manipulation; title: Spotlight on politics : intellectual manipulation; title: Spotlight on leadership : manipulative pacemakers; title: Introducing manipulations that open our minds; title: Spotlight on therapy : therapeutic manipulation; title: Liberation by manipulation.