Misinformation and the Unconscious Mind — Part I

How Personal and Social Influences Mould the Unconscious (Vol. 2; Issue 10)

The experience of childhood necessarily involves brainwashing. Consider a clinical example from my psychoanalytic practice—now many years ago. Per usual, I render the tale essentially fictional to protect patients’ privacy and confidentiality. The teenage male, John, with whom I met weekly for two years, sought help because he believed his interest in t…