deprogramed

Freed from indoctrination

Deprogramed is a less common spelling of deprogrammed, the past tense of deprogram.

To deprogram someone is to undo indoctrination, especially from a cult or extremist group: Her family hired someone to deprogram her after she joined the sect.

The word implies reversing systematic psychological conditioning.

cult

intervention

Purposeful involvement to change course

indoctrination · brainwashing · Moonies · Scientology · coercive control · undue influence · family reunification · Hassan · mind control · rescue

psychological

deconditioning

Loss of conditioned response

critical thinking · trauma recovery · mental clarity · self-determination · behavioral change · reconditioning · mindset shift · independent thought · emotional healing · counseling

technological

software

Programs directing computer operations

uninstall · reformatting · virus removal · factory reset · system restore · algorithm · automation · default settings · reconfiguration · firmware

Opposites
mental conditioning state

deprogramedbrainwashed

Mentally manipulated into compliance

indoctrinated · programmed · conditioned · radicalized · brainwashing

cult/ideological process

deprogramedindoctrinated

Taught beliefs uncritically

recruited · converted · inducted · initiated · indoctrinating

Phrases
Family

deprogram, deprogramming, deprograms, deprogrammed, deprogrammer

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