METHOD

EFFECT & PURPOSE

VARIANTS

ISOLATION

Deprives victim of all social support of their ability to resist.

Develops an intense concern with self.

Makes the victim dependent on their captors.

Complete solitary confinement

Complete or partial isolation

Group isolation

MONOPOLIZATION OF ​PERCEPTION

Fixes attention upon immediate predicament.

Eliminates information not in compliance with demands.

Punishes independence and/or resistance.

Physical isolation

Darkness or bright light

Restricted movement

Monotonous food

HUMILIATION & DEGREDATION

Makes resistance more "costly" than compliance.

"Animal-level" concerns.

Personal hygiene prevented Demeaning punishments

Insults & taunts

Denial of privacy

EXHAUSTION

Weakens mental and physical ability to resist.

Semi-starvation

Sleep deprivation

Prolonged interrogation

Overexertion

THREATS

Creates anxiety & despair.

Outlines cost of noncompliance.

Threats to kill

Threats of abandonment/ nonreturn

Threats against family

Vague threats

Mysterious changes of treatment

OCCASIONAL ​INDULGENCES

Positive motivation for compliance.

Hinders adjustment to deprivation.

Occasional favors

Rewards for partial compliance

Promises (often not kept)

DEMONSTRATING ​OMNIPOTENCE

Suggests futility of resistance.

Confrontation

Showing complete control over victim's fate

FORCING TRIVIAL ​DEMANDS

Develops habit of compliance.

Enforcement of "rules"