Week 15 critical analysis questions:

Please read the week 15 article and try to answer the following question:

Level 1 questions:

1. According to the psychology junior Siena Fontanesi, what is the common

recruitment process of a cult?
2. Why younger people are more vulnerable to fall victim into cult according to
the study of Columba university?
3. What is love-bombing?
4. At first, what did the Chemistry student Raegan’s great-grandfather
experience in a cult?
5. Later, what happened to his wedding and first child?
6. What would be the post-deflection psychological consequences of the ex-
members of a cult?

Level 2 questions:
1. What are someone’s main reasons to defect from a cult?
2. Why is it so difficult for a victim to acknowledge that they've gotten themselves
involved in a cult?
3. From the angle of a cult leader, why is so important to control the information
that the members can receive?
4. Based on your answer for question 3, can you explain why cults often have
the intention to abduct children?

Level 3 questions:
1. Can you think of a reason why women are way more likely to be recruited into
a cult?
2. Are there any differences between leaders who truly think/believe they’re
second coming of Christ and those who know they are just deceiving and
manipulating others? Can you think of some behavioural evidence that you
might observe?