Manipulation mentalevignette|upright=1.0|Vue d'artiste de la coercition et du lavage de cerveau. Une manipulation mentale ou manipulation psychologique est une méthode délibérément mise en œuvre dans le but de contrôler ou influencer la pensée, les choix, les actions d'une personne, via un rapport de pouvoir ou d'influence (suggestions, contraintes). Les méthodes utilisées faussent ou orientent la perception de la réalité de l'interlocuteur en usant notamment d'un rapport de séduction, de suggestion, de persuasion, de soumission non volontaire ou consentie.
Narcissism in the workplaceNarcissism in the workplace involves the impact of narcissistic employees and managers in workplace settings. Job interviews Narcissists typically perform well at job interviews; they receive more favorable hiring ratings from interviewers than individuals who are not narcissists. Typically, because they can make favorable first impressions, though that may not translate to better job performance once hired. Occupational stressAbsenteeism and Turnover (employment) There tends to be a higher level of stress with people who work with or interact with a narcissist.
Panique moralethumb|400px|L'association américaine BADD (Bothered About Dungeons & Dragons) a été fondée en 1982 par , une mère de famille dont l'enfant s'était suicidé. Cette association de lutte contre l'occultisme a traduit en justice la société TSR, inc, éditrice du jeu de rôle le plus populaire auprès des adolescents. Elle critiquait auprès des grands médias américains un jeu qui, selon elle, initiait les enfants à des rites sataniques, des pratiques vaudou, et des incantations démoniaques.
Abusive supervisionAbusive supervision is most commonly studied in the context of the workplace, although it can arise in other areas such as in the household and at school. "Abusive supervision has been investigated as an antecedent to negative subordinate workplace outcome." "Workplace violence has combination of situational and personal factors". The study that was conducted looked at the link between abusive supervision and different workplace events.
Psychopathy in the workplaceWhile psychopaths typically represent a very small percentage of workplace staff, the presence of psychopathy in the workplace, especially within senior management, can do enormous damage. Indeed, psychopaths are usually most present at higher levels of corporate structure, and their actions often cause a ripple effect throughout an organization, setting the tone for an entire corporate culture. Examples of detrimental effects include increased bullying, conflict, stress, staff turnover, absenteeism, and reduction in both productivity and social responsibility.
Culture de la peurLa culture de la peur, aussi désignée comme l'action de semer l’épouvante (fearmongering ou scaremongering en anglais), renvoie au fait de répandre des rumeurs effrayantes et exagérées, sur un danger imminent, de prendre l’habitude ou la tactique de susciter délibérément et inutilement la peur du public au sujet d’une question. Cela désigne par exemple des publicités qui influencent l'opinion publique par la menace d'un danger, et utilisent ce sentiment de peur pour manipuler les convictions et les croyances du public.
Guerre contre le terrorismeLa « guerre contre le terrorisme » ou « guerre contre la terreur » (« War on Terrorism », « War on Terror » ou « Global War on Terror », GWOT) est le nom donné par l’administration américaine du président George W. Bush à ses campagnes militaires faites en réplique aux attentats du 11 septembre 2001. Ce terme n'est plus employé dans l'administration américaine depuis l'entrée en fonction de l'administration Obama en 2009.
Toxic workplaceA “toxic workplace” is a colloquial term used to describe a place of work, usually an office environment, that is marked by significant personal conflicts between those who work there. Such infighting can often harm productivity. Toxic workplaces are often considered the result of toxic employers and/or toxic employees who are motivated by personal gain (power, money, fame or special status), use unethical means to psychologically manipulate and annoy those around them; and whose motives are to maintain or increase power, money or special status or divert attention away from their performance shortfalls and misdeeds.
Machiavellianism in the workplaceMachiavellianism in the workplace is a concept studied by many organizational psychologists. Conceptualized originally by Richard Christie and Florence Geis, Machiavellianism refers to a psychological trait concept where individuals behave in a cold and duplicitous manner. It has in recent times been adapted and applied to the context of the workplace and organizations by many writers and academics. Oliver James wrote on the effects of Machiavellianism and other dark triad personality traits in the workplace, the others being narcissism and psychopathy.
Punishment (psychology)In operant conditioning, punishment is any change in a human or animal's surroundings which, occurring after a given behavior or response, reduces the likelihood of that behavior occurring again in the future. As with reinforcement, it is the behavior, not the human/animal, that is punished. Whether a change is or is not punishing is determined by its effect on the rate that the behavior occurs. This is called motivating operations (MO), because they alter the effectiveness of a stimulus.
