NIH MeSH · D000096965Information Science

Brainwashing

Also known asForced Indoctrination · Forced Indoctrinations · Indoctrination, Forced · Indoctrinations, Forced · Mind Control · Control, Mind · Mind Controls

Definition

A broad class of intense and often coercive tactics intended to produce profound changes in attitudes, beliefs, and emotions. Targets of such tactics have typically been prisoners of war and members of religious cults. (From https://dictionary.apa.org/brainwashing)

MeSH classification

  • L01.143.762.500

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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D000096965) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗