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Undue influence and written documents
— psychological aspects | | Author(s) | Margaret Thaler Singer |
| Journal title | Cultic Studies Journal, vol 10, no 1, 1993 |
| Pages | pp 19-32 |
| Source | Full text available at: http://members.aol.com/tvfields/SingerCSJArticle/F... American Family Foundation. Web site: csj.org/ |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Criminal law. |
| Annotation | In the US, the law gives special attention to the issue of the fairness of the balance of power between the signer and the person(s) who obtained the signature on a document. Experts investigating a purported undue influence situation need to study the mental and physical condition of the influences, general social influence techniques, tactics of thought reform, and responses and behaviour found in other high-control, intense influence situations ranging from the Stockholm syndrome to abused women and the methods of corrupt caretakers. This article discusses the evaluation of the circumstances preceding and related to the signing of the documents for a hypothetical woman by her nurse, nephew, renegade lawyer, and accountant. It notes that the "evil nurse" scenario occurs frequently, and entails a fair amount of time to set the stage for the "siege mentality." It discusses the six factors prominent in undue influence situations: isolation; creation of a siege mentality; dependency; sense of powerlessness; sense of fear and vulnerability; and remaining unaware. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090508004 A |
| Classmark | QNT: VX * |
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