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Sylvia Buford, an associate of Ted Patrick who has assisted him on many deprogrammings, described five stages of deprogramming (Stoner, C., & Parke, J. (1977). All God's children: The cult experience - salvation or slavery? Radrior, PA: Chilton ):
1) Discredit the figure of authority: the cult leader
2) Present contradictions (ideology vs. reality): "How can he preach love when he exploits people?" is an example.
3) The breaking point: When a subject begins to listen to the deprogrammer; when reality begins to take precedence over ideology.
4) Self-exprеssion: When the subject begins to open up and to voice some of his own gripes against the cult.
5) Identification and transference: when the subject begins to identify with the deprogrammers, starts to think of himself as an opponent of the cult rather than a member of it.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deprogramming
1) Discredit the figure of authority: the cult leader
2) Present contradictions (ideology vs. reality): "How can he preach love when he exploits people?" is an example.
3) The breaking point: When a subject begins to listen to the deprogrammer; when reality begins to take precedence over ideology.
4) Self-exprеssion: When the subject begins to open up and to voice some of his own gripes against the cult.
5) Identification and transference: when the subject begins to identify with the deprogrammers, starts to think of himself as an opponent of the cult rather than a member of it.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deprogramming