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Evaluation Tools

The BITE Model helps us identify the specific set of methods and techniques used that influence how a person thinks, feels, and acts..

  • Behavior control
  • Information control
  • Thought control
  • Emotional control.

Not every unhealthy group or relationship uses all of these methods, but some are nearly universal, including deception as a form of information control, turning members against former members and outside critics, and creating phobias that make people afraid to question or leave.

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