The process of restoring a person's original beliefs after they have been subjected to new ones in a cult for instance. See brainwashing.
DEPROGRAMMING: "Joe had deprogramming after he was taken away from the religous cult."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "DEPROGRAMMING," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/deprogramming/ (accessed June 28, 2022).