Editing Cultism (section)

===B.I.T.E. Model===
B.I.T.E. is an acronym for the four characteristics which according to mental health counselors define what a cult is.<ref name=":0">[https://freedomofmind.com/cult-mind-control/bite-model/ Steven Hassan's B.I.T.E. Model of Authoritarian control]</ref><ref>[https://freedomofmind.com/cult-mind-control/ Undue Influence]</ref> The B.I.T.E. model can generally be said to be what most people think when they think of the word 'cult'.

B.I.T.E. stands for:<ref name=":0" />

*''Behaviour control:'' The organisation takes control over its members' physical activity.
*''Information control:'' The organisation takes control over its members' source of information.
*''Thought control:'' The organisation takes control what its members can and cannot think.
*''Emotional control'': The organisation takes control over what its members can and cannot feel.

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