Essays on Mind Control

Alfredo Albondigas is obviously a mentally disturbed man. The inmate could be suffering from psychosis or other related psychological disorders. The mental imbalance might have been brought about by drug and substance abuse. With the known prison background and environment, use of drugs such as Marijuana, heroin, crystal methyl, LSD and others is rampant. Alternatively, Mr. Albondingas might be suffering from acute depression leading to the meltdown. Mental disturbance from the environmental effects of prison trauma and stress could induce delirious hallucinations. Other possible mental states that could be influencing the behavior could be Peduncular hallucinosis and primarily schizophrenia. ...

The art of extreme persuasion is a mind negotiation skill characterized by creative skills and influenced by exceptional talents. Many a time, extreme persuasion is commonly associated with the act of promoting religious beliefs and obtaining devotees using deceptive psychological techniques commonly known as mind control games (Laurent, 2011). For instance, different cults have managed to promote their belief systems using extreme persuasion techniques.

Cults apply different strategies during indoctrination and the majority of such techniques lack physical traces and thus making them difficult to prosecute or prove using legal systems. The first type entails though reform whereby manipulate and extraordinary ...

Fluoride is a naturally occurring compound that is used in the formulation of toothpastes to help prevent tooth decay. Because of its positive effects on teeth, especially for children who do not yet have permanent teeth, the American Dental Association has endorsed community water fluoridation in America since 1950 (American Dental Association, 6). However, along with the long-term endorsement of the American Dental Association for the project, anti-fluoride activists have also been hard pressed in getting the compound out of America’s drinking water. Fluoride opponents have cited research finding that high levels of fluoride – about 4 milligrams per liter – ...

Introduction

The goal of any form of technology is motivated by the need to create a machine or system that can perform all the duties of a human being, only more self sufficiently. The use of technology is the only way human beings can manage not to work, but continue to progress. Human beings in the most typical case are collectively lazy, and often go to great lengths avoid any real type of work. This is where the development of technology in our society has played a key role in our evolutionary success. The technology we have evolved to use help maintain a more ...

In Joyce Oates' "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?", mind control is a prevalent theme, insofar as it touches on influence and persuasion. The protagonist, a 15-year-old girl named Connie, is the perfect recipient of mind control - impressionable, eager to please, and desirous of better things than she is given, she is incredibly susceptible to influence. This influences comes at the hand of the mysterious, possibly demonic Arnold Friend, whose ability to persuade and coerce is no match for Connie's vulnerability. Furthermore, Connie has already been set up and influenced by the society around her, which has highly ...

Freudian Structure of the Mind

According to Sigmund Freud, personality is made up of three structures. The Id is the seat of all human emotions, and is likely to have resided in the limbic region of the brain which is responsible for hunger and fear responses. It is also believed to be responsible for other more complex human emotions such as romantic love. The limbic region is also responsible for controlling the powerful and primitive self-preservation instincts. The Id is impulsive, unreasonable and unrealistic and demands the immediate gratification of all its demands. It is not affected by logic or reality or everyday life. ...