Lecture 5: Some Pathological Religious & Cultural Phenomena

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

By the end of the lesson the learner should be able to:

  • develop a scientific approach to some sampled religious and cultural phenomena;
  • describe and deal with shame and guilt, and culture shock in the therapeutic context;
  • identify the psychological processes involved in cults: radicalisation and brainwashing;
  • respond adequately to former members of satanic cults.

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