Mind game

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This article is about a psychological term. For other meanings, see Mind Games (disambiguation).

The term mind games refers to passive aggressive behavior used specifically to demoralize the subject while making the aggressor look superior.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

This term is also frequently used in connection with psychological tactics employed in high level sport and business.[citation needed] For example, Football manager Sir Alex Ferguson was described a master of mind games though he arguably met his match in Arsène Wenger.[1]

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  1. ^ "Wenger wins mind games", BBC Sport, 8 May 2002.

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