<p>Our previous session discussed how literature and the media manipulated public opinion and shaped people’s beliefs and behaviours.</p>
<p>Today, we have a closer look at Fake News. The Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Spectrum and a book reflecting the counterculture movement and challenges the traditional values, institutionalisation and incarceration in the 1960s.</p>
<p>Can you guess what it is?</p>
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<p><a href="https://mentalhealthtraining.info/news/relationships/relationships" target="_blank">Propaganda</a> has historically shaped public opinion by disseminating information or ideas to promote a particular agenda and ideology. It often involves emotional appeals, censorship, and distorted presentation of facts.</p>
<p><b>Propaganda often involves:</b></p>
<ul><li>Deliberately disseminating information or ideas to promote a particular agenda or viewpoint.</li><li>Using emotional appeals.</li><li>Censorship.</li><li>Selective presentation of facts to control public perception.</li></ul>
<p><b>Today, fake news continues to manipulate public opinion.</b></p>
<p>Fake news is often compelling because it taps into people’s emotions and pre-existing beliefs. It plays on people’s fears, biases, and desires, making it easier for them to be swayed and believe in the false information presented.</p>
<p>Some evidence suggests that instilling a new positive belief is more effective than rescinding an existing belief in correcting false beliefs. This is because humans tend to hold on to their beliefs, even if proven wrong.</p>
<p>By introducing a new positive belief, individuals may be more inclined to accept the correction as it aligns with their need for cognitive consistency.</p>
<p>Therefore, instilling a new positive belief may be a potentially more effective method for correcting false beliefs. </p>
<p>Fake news continues to manipulate public opinion today by tapping into those emotions and pre-existing beliefs.</p>
<p>Previous examples include Pizzagate, which manufactured ‘news’ that Hillary Clinton ran a child-sex ring, or the Bowling Green Massacre.</p>
<p>Even saying Pope Francis endorsed Donald Trump for president, and the list continues.</p>
<p>We had previously considered Annie Wilkes's behaviour in the psychological horror film “Misery”. Was there evidence pointing to her alleged anxiety disorder?</p>
<p>Organising a collection of porcelain figurines alone is not enough to diagnose someone with either an <b>obsessive-compulsive personality disorder</b> (OCPD) or <b>obsessive-compulsive disorder </b>(OCD).</p>
<p>While both disorders involve obsessive thoughts or behaviours, there are distinct differences between them, which are available in the training section of mentalhealthtraining.info for your perusal.</p>
<p>For example, individuals who have <b>Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder</b> (OCPD) are preoccupied with orderliness, perfectionism, and control.</p>
<p>However, organising a collection of figurines alone does not necessarily indicate <b>obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (</b>OCPD), as many people enjoy organising and arranging their possessions without it causing significant distress or impairing their daily functioning.</p>
<p>Cameron Diaz told Good Housekeeping magazine she is a “neat freak” who has to have everything in its place. </p>
<p>This is in contrast to the retired soccer player David Beckham, who said <i>in a Netflix documentary </i>he must have everything in “perfect symmetry” and <i>spends hours cleaning the house after his family has gone to bed.</i></p>
<p>Within <b>obsessive-compulsive personality disorder </b>(OCPD) individuals may exhibit a strong need for order, perfectionism, and rigid adherence to rules or schedules. They may feel distressed if their environment is disorganised or chaotic.</p>
<p><a href="https://mentalhealthtraining.info/course/ocd" target="_blank">Learn More </a>Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Comprehensive Guide</p>
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