Preferred Label : brainwashing;
Définition CISMeF : 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 subject’s ability to think critically or independently, to allow the
introduction of new, unwanted thoughts and ideas into the subject’s mind, as well
as to change his or her attitudes, values, and beliefs (source Wikipédia).;
UMLS semantic type : T068 - Human-caused Phenomenon or Process;
Origin ID : M0016413;
UMLS CUI : C0006122;
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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 subject’s ability to think critically or independently, to allow the
introduction of new, unwanted thoughts and ideas into the subject’s mind, as well
as to change his or her attitudes, values, and beliefs (source Wikipédia).
