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Just as there are a number of reasons for torture, and a number of methods, there are many different responses to torture, depending on the individual, his training and his motivations. Blocking pain from physical torture is usually harder than blocking psychological torture. The possible exception is sleep deprivation, which can sometimes break through the most determined mental defenses, overcoming one's intellectual resistance.

Torture is often designed to compel a person to provide information, rather than simply make them suffer. Complicating this for the torturers is that they are often not *certain* that the person being tortured actually has the information sought. This enables many victims of torture to avoid divulging what they know.

Reactions to torture range from grief, despair and helplessness to stoic acceptance and resolve. Prolonged torture can result in permanent physical injuries and/or mental trauma.

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