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Dr. Stein, who grew up protesting alongside her parents during the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, goes on to explain that breaking up with her boyfriend was the catalyst for her to unwittingly join a cult in the United States. These factors are applied to various case examples in this paper. In any discussion of the cult experience, whether from an objective/empirical perspective or from a subjective/experiential perspective, it is necessary to understand an oft-repeated concept in much of the literature concerning cults: no one joins a cult (Zimbardo, 1997). endobj <>402 0 R]/P 538 0 R/Pg 532 0 R/S/Link>> Design a site like this with WordPress.com. Do people who start cults desire to control other people? 0000024305 00000 n
According to Tom Cruise, (A Scientologist) has the ability to create new and better realities, and improve conditions. Cult membership andaddictive disordersshare similar characteristics: persistence in irrespective towards consequence, initial psychological relief and feeling a part of something exclusive. Cult members who find their way out are usually the ones who grow motivated to deprogram themselves. Simplified goal or aim structure, such as to save something or introduce something to everyone. uuid:ae634147-b657-11b2-0a00-b06b66010000 In one of the articles I cited (Rousselet, 2017) there are actually a few statistics given regarding lots of different factors about the former cult members that were interviewed. Get the help you need from a therapist near youa FREE service from Psychology Today. From an outsiders perspective, it is very difficult to imagine why anyone would join a cult of their own free will. Despite the fact that she witnessed so many atrocities committed by high-ranking church members, she still thought it was for the greater good since they were trying to clear the planet. On Scientologys official website, the organization emphasizes how terrible the world is, with both natural and manmade disasters occurring on a daily basis. <>434 0 R]/P 560 0 R/Pg 556 0 R/S/Link>> uuid:ae634148-b657-11b2-0a00-b0f99f7efc7f 440 0 obj endobj People stay for many of the same reasons they join, they enjoy being a part of the group, and they have an inability to question it due to social pressure. Have a structured central bureaucracy. Many cults are rooted in a religion of some kind and build their practice around one, especially charismatic leader. Possible situational vulnerabilities include illness, the death of a loved one, breakup of an important relationship, loss of a job, or moving to another city, state or country. 471 0 obj trailer
Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. More and more, I am seeing clients who have been abused by use of hypnosis and NLP (neurolinguistic programming)especially by unqualified "life coaches." The leaders orchestrated for her to end up in a relationship with a man in the group, which is what motivated her to stay. 0000005242 00000 n
They are after your obedience, your time and your money.Cults use sophisticated mind control and recruitment techniques that have been refined over time. The reason I mention this is because studies have been conducted that show youth and adolescents are more susceptible to joining cults (Hunter, 1998). 0000006536 00000 n
A peer-reviewed bulletin from the NASSP written by Marica R. Rudin states that, experts say kids who join cults are generally very intelligent and are high achievers. (1990). studies were more widely acknowledged, public perception of cult members would become less negative. In order to punish anyone who questions authority, they subjected to public humiliation and social isolation. Jonestown, they say, offers important lessons for psychology, such as the power of situational and social influences and the consequences of a leader using such influences to destructively manipulate others' behavior. An official website of the United States government. Your email address will not be published. It would be easy for someone with the best intentions to join the organization. When reading your post, I could not help but think of the psychological phenomenom called Group Think. Which for those who do not know, Janis (1989, p.60) was the first to desrcibe it as a mode of thinking that people engage in when they are deeply involved in a cohesive in-group, when the members striving for unanimity override their motivation to realistically appraise alternative courses of action. Group think is believed to have been responsible for the famous 1986 Nasa Shuttle Challenger disaster (take a look at Janis, 2008 about the case study). Why then, do people stay once it is clear what the community is about? 0000018327 00000 n
Brown, F (2019). In treating ex-cult members, Dr. Cath noted that the vast majority of people who she had treated ended up joining a cult after having a long history of blaming other people in their lives for their problems. Rousselet, M., Duretete, O., Hardouin, J. 0000015551 00000 n
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According to Bernstein, community is a hallmark of any cult because it allows the leader to create a pack mentality, building peer pressure. Cult leaders are typically malignant narcissists and want people who will be obedient to them. Individual vulnerabilities may include high hypnotizability, strong ability for concentration and vivid imagination, learning disorders, or autism spectrum disorders. endobj Each one has its own lingo, Bernstein said. Written down, the signs seem clear: 1.. Thank you! Unable to load your collection due to an error, Unable to load your delegates due to an error. <>108 0 R]/P 496 0 R/Pg 481 0 R/S/Link>> x]o6
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"The Vow" aims to answer a central question: How can someone get sucked into a cult when its leader brainwashes members, and in some cases exploits them sexually, financially and emotionally? Bull Am Acad Psychiatry Law. It is true that members of Scientology have provided vital disaster relief. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the education of about 95 percent of students around the world. The conclusion that the cult isn't perfect needs to come from the person. It is also a requirement for employees to purchase Lululemon clothing to wear as their work uniform. 456 0 obj 0000003586 00000 n
I grew up in a cult and I can tell you why normal people join them. AppendPDF Pro 6.3 Linux 64 bit Aug 30 2019 Library 15.0.4 maintenance of cult commitment, and that protective factors could help to stop cult involvement. I would seriously question the validity of Rudin, and I think especially with the prominence of social media in current society, more research should be conducted on contemporary cults, youth susceptibility, and social media. "Timing plays a big part of people's susceptibility," she said. While we are at it, let's shatter another myth: people who join cults are not stupid, weird, crazy, weak-willed, or neurotic. general thought and question. For young, idealistic people who feel a deep need to make a difference in the world, this organization could be a very attractive prospect. 0000015895 00000 n
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The Making of Cults: The Factors that Contribute to Membership and the Leaders Influence <>72 0 R]/P 564 0 R/Pg 481 0 R/S/Link>> Accessibility Statement. endobj Cult membership as a source of self-cohesion: forensic implications. For example a sociological definition of what constitutes as a cult is based on the authoritarian, manipulative, totalistic and communal aspects, where as a religious definition would consider terms of how far the group has departed from (primarily christian) orthodoxies (Freckelton, 1998). Sign up for notifications from Insider! endobj We signed up for the personality test and began filling out a questionnaire. 442 0 obj These factors could be individual, environmental and/or linked to the characteristics of the addiction object, that is, the cultic group. 0000024375 00000 n
Before Her mother, a devout Christian, decided to join the cult when she saw how much they sang and praised the joys of Jesus Christ. 2023-02-21T08:12:45-08:00 Would you like email updates of new search results? 0000003715 00000 n
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endobj HONORS_THESES But I suspect they will discover that most people can relatively easily be made to believe all sorts of unsubstantiated information, just look at the varied degrees of unscientific, unproven nonsense most religions adhere to. It is easier for someone to join a cult they are already familiar with, usually, people are recruited by friends, family members, or coworkers, which can make it harder to say no. In addition to preventing youth from joining gangs, it is important to reduce membership duration for youth who belong to a gang and to provide appropriate services (drug treatment, employment and educational opportunities) once they leave the gang. addiction is chronic condition that affects lives in many ways, The young woman was very intense and started getting quite pushy about going in the back and having an additional test performed on us. Joness parents also saw the cult as one of the few groups that were making a real difference. 0000020833 00000 n
Its possible then that cult leaders might prey on these vulnerable people, and potentially use the guise of friendship and compassion to recruit people they may already know. Required fields are marked *. Personal Visits. This has brought more questions regarding the members and leaders of these cult organizations. In the podcast "Escaping NXIVM," Sarah Edmondson, another former member, said she realized in hindsight that the promise of deep human connection subtly drew her to the organization, despite the fact she considered herself a person with many friends. Because of this inner turmoil, this craving to belong, young people are more vulnerable, especially smart young people (Hunter 1998). It includes isolation and control, fear and coercion, and enslavement. 2 . People more often than not tend to just go with the group, because people feel the need to belong. Psychiatry Res. <><>373 0 R]/P 518 0 R/Pg 516 0 R/S/Link>> So whether or not your talking about cults, clubs, gangs, mobs/protests, I argue that group think is trully the foundation for why our species still engage in choosing high risk decisions depite our unwavering cognitive abilities (when working independtly from a group). The longer they stay, the more they receive promises for health, wealth, and well-being. Honors Theses. endobj finding that many cult members have "in- adequate, borderline, or antisocial" char- acteristic~.~~ Substance abuse has also been impli- cated in cult membership. Lifelong learning is crucial in today's dynamic world, allowing children to adapt, innovate, and thrive. <>88 0 R]/P 482 0 R/Pg 481 0 R/S/Link>> They look for ways to break people; they want people who will work hard and long hours for little or no pay. According to Hunter, around the time when people leave home and fully assume adult responsibilities, they may go through an identity crisis and struggle to find a purpose and adapt to new social rules (Hunter 1998). In NXIVM, for example, members would call feelings like anxiety and fear "limiting beliefs," and call leader Raniere "Vanguard.". "Cults are groups that often exploit members psychologically and/or financially, typically by making members comply with leadership's demands through certain types of psychological manipulation, popularly called mind control, and through the inculcation of deep-seated anxious dependency on the group and its leaders." 0000113494 00000 n
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Retrieved from https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nxivm-raniere-cult-1.518179 There is lack of informed consent. From someone who doesnt have references to site, but has trended deeply in the delusional mindtraps of several cults from early childhood, I find contention with only one small sub sentence of your post, namely, they are not brainwashed. 0000114600 00000 n
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572 0 obj According to multiple psychologists and sociologists, there is no stereotype of the sort of person who would join a cult. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2017.07.018, 0165-1781/ 2017 The Authors. Shannon Quinn is a writer and entrepreneur from the Philadelphia area. Many cults also form communes, where members of the organization are promised free room and board in exchange for community service, prayer, and loyalty to the leader. . Clipboard, Search History, and several other advanced features are temporarily unavailable. In any event, the exit . Yakovleva suggests that satanic cults use sex as a way of replenishing their ranks with new members, and how some women use their sexuality to recruit new members (2018). 0000114142 00000 n
The easier it is to leave a cult, the more likely the person will leave, so make your place be easy to access. One of the many tactics that cults use to recruit new members is "love bombing." This is a technique where members of the group are overly loving and complimentary. Student Scholarship 0000006305 00000 n
<>112 0 R]/P 500 0 R/Pg 481 0 R/S/Link>> Rousselet, M., Duretete, O., Hardouin, J. In fact, it could be any one of us, if we were not on guard to stop it from happening. Table 13-10-0096-18 Mood disorders, by age group (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310009618). They want to make a name and be regarded as powerful persons for reasons based on past negative experiences at the family levels. Learn four levels of intimacy. Even under evaluative conditions that are so vague they are considered subjective, organized religions still could be considered cultic in nature. <><>430 0 R]/P 558 0 R/Pg 556 0 R/S/Link>> 2023-02-21T08:12:45-08:00 Psychiatry research 257 pp 27. A typical manipulated conversion, Dr. Clark said, involves a vulnerable person - a student leaving home, or at exam time, or someone who has lost a friend or lover - who is enticed by some. Dr. Margaret Thaler Singer devoted her lifes work to studying the psychology of brainwashing and cults. <>stream
Just about everyone who has ended a romantic relationship can relate to both the positive and negative emotions that go along with a new chapter in life. Paranoia: To maintain a false sense of comfort, cults often rely on paranoia tactics. Therefore, the clinical experiences of a panel of experts, including psychiatrists, model of cult membership would be multifactorial, involving vulner- methodologists, sociologists and experts in the eld of cults. Rousselet, Duretete, Hardouin, & Grall-Bronnec (2017) interviewed 31 former cult members using self-report questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Disclaimer. Regarding sex and age joining the group as control variables, . 4 Strategies to Help You Halt Overthinking, Self-Acceptance: You Cannot Be Anyone Else. &nf*$v*TE5Q&P.l-6~WFbu kC`4P$+^/*c(t jB|X? Ut2]5Q&t*s.9 Timing also plays a role. IEEE Engineering Management Review, 36(1), 36. <> 0000003814 00000 n
Most disturbingly, perhaps, leaders such as Jones appear to have derived some of their techniques from social psychologists . > We assumed that, as in the case of addiction disorders, former cult members exhibit vulnerability and protective factors for cult commitment and membership. He explains that year after year, the world becomes more a complex place to live. B., & Grall-Bronnec, M. (2017). After reading Rousselet, Duretete, Hardouin, & Grall-Bronnec (2017), it is clear that there is a sort of indoctrination process that is involved in becoming a part of the cult, and that particular people, such as those who have been previously exposed to cult-like groups, or groups with beliefs that are similar to the cult, may be more vulnerable to this process. 448 0 obj 455 0 obj 0000116843 00000 n
The factors or "motivations" for gang leaving can be classified as pushes or pulls. Cults also offer a very structured lifestyle, with absolute answers about what is right and wrong. Labor trafficking can take several forms, including bonded labor, otherwise known as debt bondage, and forced labor. It is completely fascinating. Thank you! potential members who are most likely to join and commit to cult ideals (Singer, 2003; Coates, 2011). "So the adage, 'He or she speaks my language,' it kind of makes you feel like you have some things in common with these people. 0000019538 00000 n
Singer explains that brainwashing is something that often happens so gradually, that people have no idea what is going on. According to the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry , gangs are "groups of children, adolescents, and/or young adults that share a common identity and are involved in wrongful or delinquent activities."The psychology of gang membership has been quite well-studied. The Attractive Offer of the Cult. 468 0 obj Cult leaders want people who will be obedient to them and their rules. (CBC, 2019) Nurs Stand. 0000007003 00000 n
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Cult membership and addictive disorders share some characteristics: persistence despite damage, initial psychological relief, occupation of an exclusive place in the thoughts of members, high psychiatric comorbidity prevalence, high accessibility, leading to social precariousness and the importance of familial support when leaving. general thought and question. Prolonged and intense coercive persuasion can cause identity disturbance. 450 0 obj Link to article . <>104 0 R]/P 492 0 R/Pg 481 0 R/S/Link>> Stay stable and safe. endobj Raelians Revive Swastika/Star of David Symbol, The History of Credibility Attacks Against Former Cult Members Stephen A, CPR - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Why Christians Need to Remain on Guard Against the Threat of New Age Spirituality Phil Johnson, Russian Federation State Protection - Satanists Extortion Businesspeople, Introduction a Well Grounded Propaganda System, The Unification Church: a Kaleidoscopic Introduction2. 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