What is "mind games"

n. (mind game English)

Mind Games is the fourth studio album by John Lennon. It was recorded at Record Plant Studios in New York in summer 1973. The album was released in the US 29 October 1973 and the UK 16 November 1973. The album was Lennon's first self-produced recording without help from Phil Spector. Like his previous album, the politically topical and somewhat abrasive Some Time in New York City, Mind Games was poorly received by some music critics upon release. It reached number 13 in the UK and number 9 in the US, where it was certified gold.

The album was recorded while Lennon was having difficulties with US immigration and at the beginning of his 18-month separation from Yoko Ono. The title track was released as a single at the same time as the album. The album itself was later reissued several times throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

"Mind Games" is a song written and performed by John Lennon, released as a single in 1973 on Apple Records, catalogue Apple 1868 in the United States and Apple R5994 in the United Kingdom. It was the lead single for the album of the same name. The UK single and album and the US single were issued on the same day - November 16, 1973. The single was US certificated gold in the US in 1974. It peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 26 on the British singles chart. It also peaked at number 10 on the Cashbox Top 100.

Mind games in psychology is used to define three forms of competitive human behaviors:

1. a largely conscious struggle for psychological one-upmanship, often employing passive–aggressive behavior to specifically demoralize or empower the thinking subject, making the aggressor look superior; also referred to as "power games".
2. the unconscious games played by people engaged in ulterior transactions of which they are not fully aware, and which transactional analysis considers to form a central element of social life all over the world.
3. mental exercises designed to improve the functioning of mind and/or personality; see also brain teasers or puzzles.

Mind Games is the 11th studio album by British blues harmonica player Paul Lamb and his band The King Snakes. This album sees him and his band recording a collection of home-penned numbers and a few blues standards.

Mind Games is a television series created by Kyle Killen that aired on ABC. The show is about two brothers who run a problem solving firm called Edwards And Associates that employs solutions based on psychological manipulation. It premiered on February 25, 2014, and was canceled on March 27, 2014.

Mind Games is a 1989 American thriller film directed by Bob Yari and written by Kenneth Dorward. The film stars Maxwell Caulfield, Edward Albert, Shawn Weatherly and Matt Norero. The film was released on March 3, 1989, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Mind Games is the second studio album by American post-hardcore band Palisades. The album was released on January 13, 2015 through Rise Records. It debuted at number 81 on the Billboard Top 200, number 2 Heat seekers, number 3 Top New Artists, number 5 Hard Rock, number 17 Top Rock Albums, number 59 digital and debuted and peaked at number 2 on the iTunes rock charts and number 31 overall albums.

"MIND GAMES" is the 28th single by Zard and released 7 April 1999 under B-Gram Records label.The single debuted at #1 rank first week. It charted for 6 weeks and sold over 167,000 copies. This is last time ZARD single reach #1 rank first week in Oricon rankings.

Mind Games was a one-off British crime drama broadcast on ITV1 on 6 January 2001, starring Fiona Shaw as the protagonist, Frances O'Neill, a former nun turned criminal profiler who is called in to investigate the horrific ritualistic murders of two middle-aged women. Written by Lynda La Plante and directed by Richard Standeven, the film gathered 6.91m viewers.

The DVD of the film was released on 23 July 2007. In the United States, the film aired on PBS during the Lynda La Plante season, which also included broadcasts of Prime Suspect, Trial & Retribution and Supply & Demand.