Psychological Torture Methods
- Blackmailing
- Exploitation of phobias; e.g., mock execution, leaving arachnophobes in a room full of spiders
- Being subjected to interrogation for long periods
- Sleep deprivation
- Solitary confinement
- Sensory deprivation
- Exposure to unpleasant sounds over a long period of time (like a large group of children suddenly screaming at the top of their lungs.)
- Threat of permanent, severe disfigurement.
- Pharmacological torture
- Threatening to hurt or kill the victim's loved ones.
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