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CULTS

I. Introduction
Thesis: The forces that draw individuals into cults can be explained by psychological doctrine.

II. What is a cult
A. Brief description
B. Types of cults
1. religious
2. psychotherapy or personal growth
3. political
4. popular or faddist

III. Popular cult groups
A. People's Temple
B. David Koresh
C. Heaven's Gate
D. The Family

IV. Charismatic group
A. Brief desciption
B. Characterization

V. Sigmund Freud's beliefs
A. Belonging to a group
B. Super-ego

VI. Thought Reform
A. Brief description
B. How thought reform works

VII. Effects of a cult
A. Stress
B. Isolation
C. New lifestyle
D. Dissociative
E. Anxiety
F. Personality disorders

VIII. Conclusion

IX. References


CULTS

What makes a person join a cult? What happens in a person's life to make them completely change they way they used to talk and act? Many are puzzled about the mysterious happenings in a cult member's life. They wonder how one......

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