Methods of Information - psychological Influence on Individuals and Groups and Their Application in Political Processes

Abstract

The methods and tools, essence and nature of external information-psychological influence on individuals
and their groups are analyzed and presented in this article, associating the possibilities of their application
with the manifestation of peculiarities of human psychology and psyche, analyzing possible subsequences
of this influence both on the individuals, their groups, and political processes running in the society. The
paper seeks to reduce some uncertainty coming both from many political processes, methods and tools of
information – psychological influence and their possible impact on the society development. The article
tends to highlight potential threats and subsequences, which can be provoked by uncontrolled and
irresponsible use of information – psychological influence methods, affecting human psyche in subconsciousness
state, thus not giving any real possibilities to protect from that kind of influence.