The 13 Power Moves of Dark Psychology
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The 13 Power Moves of Dark Psychology by Lena Sisco
Whether it's a manipulative boss, a controlling partner, or a toxic friend or roommate, chances are you've encountered mind games in your relationships. The 13 Power Moves of Dark Psychology will help you decode gaslighting and deception by reading body language, recognising behavior patterns, and understanding the methodology of individuals who employ dark psychology -- or subtle techniques meant to manipulate and control you in harmful ways. Bringing her expertise as a military interrogator and intelligence officer, author Lena Sisco teaches you the warning signs of manipulation and offers 13 proven strategies to help you protect yourself from narcissists, liars, cheaters, and outright sociopaths. For anyone who wants to sharpen their instincts, especially those who are: Navigating a new relationship, personal or professional, and need to know who to trust; Running a business and want to avoid being manipulated into bad decisions; Trying to recover from being scammed, lied to, or emotionally manipulated; Simply looking to protect themselves from those who take advantage. You don't have to live in fear of being deceived. Armed with the right knowledge, you can avoid toxic people, reclaim your peace of mind, and ensure that your life is filled with healthy relationships.
Lena Sisco is a former Department of Defense (DoD) certified Military Interrogator and Naval Officer who served in the Global War on Terror. She is the recipient of the Joint Service and the Navy/Marine Corp Commendation and Achievement Medals. Ms. Sisco has 14 years' experience in the field of Human Intelligence (HUMINT). She has worked for the Office of Naval Intelligence, Defense Intelligence Agency and partnered with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service in HUMINT Collection Activities. Ms. Sisco has been training DoD personnel in interrogation, tactical questioning/debriefing, site exploitation, elicitation, counter-elicitation, cross cultural communications, HUMINT policy, detecting deception and behavioral congruency for over 10 years. In addition to instructing, Ms. Sisco has developed courses and training curriculums and is Instructional Systems Design certified. She has experience in assessing individuals' personality type preferences according to Jungian personality type concepts using the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) tool in order for her to guide students to achieve the maximum learning experience in her classes. She also analyzes handwriting samples to help assess personality preferences. Ms. Sisco is certified as a Body Language Institute Train-the-Trainer Instructor and instructs with Janine Driver. In addition, she is Six Sigma certified. Prior to her career in HUMINT, she received her Master's Degree in Archaeology from Brown University and has excavated sites overseas. She founded The Congruency Group in order to share her skills with DoD and Law Enforcement personnel and the private sector in order for individuals to achieve ultimate success in their personal and professional endeavors, put criminals behind bars, and gather intelligence information to save lives.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781637746981 |
| ISBN 10 | 1637746989 |
| Title | The 13 Power Moves of Dark Psychology |
| Author | Lena Sisco |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | BenBella Books |
| Year published | 2025-07-08 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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