It was only years later while reading a book about the Shin Bet (Israeli military intelligence), I recognized the way I was manipulated.
No hard feelings, after all I was telling the truth, and I probably would have hated the job anyway.
There were a lot of interesting questions in the psych interview, from porn use to romantic relationships and digital pirating...
And, just spitballing, I wonder if it's a crime to lie in the psych interview. I know it is during the polygraph, since the examiners are federal investigators.
And the technique basically was to spend about 15 minutes having possibly the most uncomfortable conversation I've ever had about sexual relationships, pornography, sexual fantasies, etc. -- none of which they actually cared about. The intent was to make me as absolutely uncomfortable as possible. Then he moved on to a few quick questions about drug and alcohol use, which was such a relief, that before I realized what I was doing, I had answered fully and truthfully.