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by Beth E. Peterson ISBN13: 978-1-4134-1642-8 (Trade Paperback) ISBN: 1-4134-1642-X (Trade Paperback) Pages: 395 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY & PSYCHIATRY / Social Psychology	Availability Paperback prices reflect 15% discount off retail Hardback prices reflect 10% discount off retail Trade Paperback $19.54

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Have you wondered why people stay in abusive relationships or cults? Or how totalitarian governments can change an entire country? Or how can one person take such control over another that they become more than an authority figure; they become an ultra-authority? People Who Play God answers these questions and more. Ms Peterson’s breakthrough Integrated Model shows the mechanisms of ultra-authority at work.... Toeholds: the vulnerabilities within ourselves Techniques: the manipulative tools used by ultra-authorities Time: how these act together to draw in an ultra-authority’s victim ....and how they are used by the People Who Play God. Table of Contents:* Preface Behind the Masks Chapter 1: The Unseen Similarity Chapter 2: Authority to Ultra-Authority The Integrated Model of Ultra-Authority Chapter 3: Toeholds Chapter 4: Techniques Chapter 5: Time: Drawing Closer Chapter 6: Time: Leaving The Integrated Model in Action Chapter 7: Ultra-Authority in the Real World Chapter 8: Battering: Mickey & Francine Hughs Chapter 9: Eastern Philosophy Cult: Manson Chapter 10: Religous/Political Cult: Jones Chapter 11: Totalitarian Government: Hitler Light in the Darkness Chapter 12: Ultra-Authoritarian Characteristics Chapter 13: Time: Recovery Chapter 14: Protection & Prevention Suggested Reading Selected Bibliography
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