Mind game

Mind game

The term mind games refers to passive aggressive behavior used specifically to demoralize the subject while making the aggressor look superior.Fact|date=January 2008

The psychological field of transactional analysis, and in particular the Karpman drama triangle, describe and examine mind games from a social and psychological perspective. Broadly the term can be used for any strategy or tactic where covert mental manipulation or creation of coercive pressure of another person is a goal.Fact|date=January 2008

This term is also frequently used in connection with psychological tactics employed in high level sport and business.Fact|date=January 2008 For example, Football manager Sir Alex Ferguson was described a master of mind games though he arguably met his match in Arsène Wenger. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1975624.stm "Wenger wins mind games"] , BBC Sport, 8 May 2002.]

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