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Controlling behavior in relationships are behaviors exhibited by an individual who seeks to gain and maintain control over another person. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Abusers may utilize tactics such as intimidation or coercion , and may seek personal gain, personal gratification , and the enjoyment of exercising power and control. [ 4 ]
It also arises when one partner tries to maintain power and control over the other through abuse or violence, for example when a relationship has broken down. This abuse or violence can take a number of forms, such as sexual assault, sexual harassment, threats, physical violence, verbal, mental, or emotional abuse, social sabotage, and stalking.
Power and control in abusive relationships is the way that abusers exert physical, sexual and other forms of abuse to gain control within relationships. [ 197 ] A causalist view of domestic violence is that it is a strategy to gain or maintain power and control over the victim.
Structural abuse is the process by which an individual or group is dealt with unfairly by a social or cultural system or authority. This unfairness manifests itself as abuse in a psychological , financial , physical or spiritual form , and victims often are unable to protect themselves from harm.
According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner. This is roughly more than 12 million women and ...
Bullying in general, is defined as physically or psychologically violent re-occurring and not provoked acts, where the bully and victim have unequal physical strength or psychological power. [14] These key conditions apply to all types of bullying: verbal , physical and relational.
Psychological abuse, also referred to as emotional abuse or mental abuse, is a form of abuse characterized by a person subjecting or exposing another to behavior that is psychologically harmful. Such abuse is often associated with situations of power imbalance, such as abusive relationships, bullying, child abuse and in the workplace.
Abusive power and control – Aspect of personal relationships; Cognitive distortion – Exaggerated or irrational thought pattern; Dehumanization – Behavior or process that undermines individuality of and in others; Demoralization (warfare) – Warfare tactic used to erode morale