John was a POW in Vietnam. He was placed in a tiny cell and was beaten and verbally abused on a daily basis. This treatment is a part of which phase of brainwashing being utilized by his captors?

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Unfreezing is the phase in which the captor breaks down the prisoner's existing beliefs and values, often through physical and psychological stress, making the individual more receptive to new beliefs. This is achieved through methods like isolation, humiliation, and abuse, as described in the scenario with John.

John Was a POW in Vietnam