Cultic Studies Journal, Vol. 15, No. 1, 1998, page 67
The second, revised edition of this book includes two chapters on important research
studies. Dr. Flavil Yeakley reports on his work in which he used the Myers-Briggs Type
Indicator (MBTI) to demonstrate a marked, perceived convergence among members toward
the leader‟s personality type. AFF‟s Dr. Michael Langone describes a study in which the
perceptions of group psychological abuse of former ICC members were compared to
mainstream groups.
In a field where truth telling and articulating reality is a difficult process, the presentation of
these stories from the perspectives of mental health practitioners, former cult members,
and family members is a triumph!
Faye L. Snider, MSW, BCD
Newton, MA
The second, revised edition of this book includes two chapters on important research
studies. Dr. Flavil Yeakley reports on his work in which he used the Myers-Briggs Type
Indicator (MBTI) to demonstrate a marked, perceived convergence among members toward
the leader‟s personality type. AFF‟s Dr. Michael Langone describes a study in which the
perceptions of group psychological abuse of former ICC members were compared to
mainstream groups.
In a field where truth telling and articulating reality is a difficult process, the presentation of
these stories from the perspectives of mental health practitioners, former cult members,
and family members is a triumph!
Faye L. Snider, MSW, BCD
Newton, MA
