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Every book Steven Hassan recommended on podcasts
Steven Hassan appeared on The Jordan Harbinger Show to explore the complex psychology behind cults, mind control, and undue influence. As an expert focused on understanding how individuals are manipulated into ideological groups, Hassan discussed several key texts that examine coercive behavior and psychological profiling. He mentioned reading Edgar H. Schein's 1961 academic book Coercive Persuasion, which explores brainwashing and psychological pressure techniques alongside the work of Robert Jay Lifton. Furthermore, Hassan brought up the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, specifically the DSM-5, to reference its official categories regarding dissociative disorders and mind control mechanisms. By analyzing these psychiatric and historical texts, Hassan provided listeners with a structured, clinical understanding of how high-control groups operate, how individuals are systematically broken down, and how psychological vulnerabilities are exploited by manipulative leaders.
Books recommended by Steven Hassan
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Coercive Persuasion
Discussed“I read a 1961 book all course of persuasion by Edgar Schein who is one of the people with robert jay lifton”
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Discussed“are you familiar with the diagnostic Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association the dsm-5 kind of I know what it is anyway it's it's a book of listed listings”
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published by the American Psychiatric Association, serves as the authoritative classification and diagnostic tool for psychiatric conditions.
Discussed“are you familiar with the diagnostic Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association the dsm-5 kind of I know what it is anyway it's it's a book of listed listings”
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Books Steven Hassan wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Why Do People Join Cults? | Steven Hassan | The Jordan Harbinger Show | 2019-10-13 | 3 |
Other mentions (6: passing, ad reads, own books)
“and I like to think reading my books or looking at some of my free videos on freedom of mind calm will give people a consumers mindset of what questions to ask”
“and then when the internet happens that and my book came out combating cult mind control in 1988 a lot of the cult leaders read my book sharing so they weren't allowing people to go home by themselves”
“I was educated books like Animal Farm in 1984 before I was in the cult”
“I was educated books like Animal Farm in 1984 before I was in the cult”
“I was educated books like Animal Farm in 1984 before I was in the cult”
“I was educated books like Animal Farm in 1984 before I was in the cult”