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Although the rejected party's psychological and physical health may decline, the estrangement initiator's may improve due to the cessation of abuse and conflict. [6] [7] The social rejection in family estrangement is the equivalent of ostracism which undermines four fundamental human needs: the need to belong, the need for control in social situations, the need to maintain high levels of self ...
Parental alienation is a theorized process through which a child becomes estranged from one parent as the result of the psychological manipulation of another parent. [1] [2] The child's estrangement may manifest itself as fear, disrespect or hostility toward the distant parent, and may extend to additional relatives or parties.
Being estranged from a family member can be extremely painful, so some individuals might decide that they do want a relationship with their family member even though it will be far from perfect ...
For female infants, father absence (as opposed to presence) was associated with a lower risk of dying, as well as higher nutritional status. That is to say, father absence was only a statistical predictor of infant death only for male infants. Such a sex difference has been observed despite a strong cultural preference for sons in the area.
This month, I drove into Manhattan where I’d spent most of my adult life. It’s one of the first Father’s Days since my dad passed away, and I’m not proud to say I hadn’t spoken with him ...
Our father became a recluse, breaking off all contact with his large extended family and all his friends. By then, Femi and I were in our early 20s and studying abroad. The author's family in ...
Estrangement or Estranged may refer to: Family estrangement, the loss of a relationship between two or more family members;
More than one-quarter of young adults are estranged from one or both parents, or have been, a finding that suggests a societal shift away from the traditional bonds of family. Several recent ...