Editing Scientology controversies (section)

==Personality tests==
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In 2008, [[Death of Kaja Ballo|Kaja Ballo]], the 20-year-old daughter of [[Olav Gunnar Ballo]], a Norwegian member of parliament, took a personality test organized by Scientologists in [[Nice]], and received very negative feedback from it. A few hours later, she committed [[suicide]]. French police started an investigation of the Church of Scientology. In the wake of the Ballo suicide linked to the personality test, the spokesman for the Church in Norway called the accusation deeply unfair and pointed out that Ballo had previously suffered eating disorders and psychiatric troubles.<ref name="ballo"/>

The personality test has been condemned by the psychologist Rudy Myrvang. He called the test a recruitment tool, aimed at breaking down a person so that the Scientologists can build the test-taker back up.<ref name="ballo">{{Cite web |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2371180.ece |title=Police probe suicide linked to Scientologists |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100506140937/http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2371180.ece |archive-date=2010-05-06 |work=[[Aftenposten]] |date=April 16, 2008 |first=Nina |last=Berglund}}</ref>