Manipulation
The word manipulation has a number of different meanings, among which are:
- To treat or operate with the hands in a skillful manner.
- To adjust an object by hand (from Latin manus: hand)
- To control or operate upon (a person or group) by unfair means to one's own advantage.
(actually, all these definitions are for a verb (manipulate)...the word manipulation is a noun)
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Anatomy
Joint manipulation is the skilled passive movement of a joint that is applied at varying speeds and amplitudes, including a high velocity/low-amplitude (HVLA) therapeutic movement or thrust. It can also refer to the process of bringing fragments of fractured bone or dislocated joints into normal anatomical alignment (otherwise known as 'setting' the bone).
Manipulation does not necessarily imply specificity or the correction of the chiropractic subluxation, and therefore is not entirely synonymous with the chiropractic adjustment.
Social influence
In a psychological context, manipulation means to influence a person or a group of people in such a way that the manipulator tries to get what he or she wants or makes a person believe something in a calculating, indirect and somewhat dishonest way. Like indoctrination, it is a form of psychological abuse.
For example, a manipulator will
- use arguments that the manipulator does not believe in himself
- use of false reasoning as with fallacies and paralogisms
- or withhold or distort relevant information,
- or provide false information (disinformation)
- or "play" on the emotions (fear, hope, love...) of the person.
- physically move the person, like a puppet
Magic
Manipulation can also refer to sleight of hand tricks in magic or XCM.
Finance
Market manipulation is when a person seeks to distort the prices of financial instruments or effect transactions in a manner which gives or is likely to give false signals or misleading information.
See also
- abuse
- brainwashing
- charisma
- fraud
- indoctrination
- love bombing
- Machiavellianism
- mind control
- Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP)
- propaganda
- social psychology
- puppeteer
Categories
Social psychology | Abuse