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Possibly so. But the mechanism to make this happen is unknown. Enforcing a scripted role does not seem likely - too much potential for departing from character and forgetting lines.

If the movie hypothesis is correct (and notwithstanding Q’s frequent use of this metaphor that’s unproven), the manifested behavior would most likely be driven by psychological means: bringing the boundary walls ever closer to drive self-defeating statements and actions through well-studied psychological phenomena.