Psychological Abuse Process

A Psychological Abuse Process is a abuse process that inflicts psychological harm through systematic patterns of coercive behavior and emotional manipulation.

• AKA: Emotional Abuse Process, Mental Abuse Process, Psychological Maltreatment Process, Coercive Control Process.
• Context:
  • It can typically involve Power Imbalances with control mechanisms.
  • It can typically employ Psychological Manipulation Techniques for victim control.
  • It can often create Trauma Responses in victims.
  • It can often escalate through Abuse Cycles over time.
  • It can range from being a Subtle Psychological Abuse Process to being an Overt Psychological Abuse Process, depending on its visibility level.
  • It can range from being an Intermittent Psychological Abuse Process to being a Continuous Psychological Abuse Process, depending on its frequency pattern.
  • It can range from being a Single-Perpetrator Psychological Abuse Process to being a Multiple-Perpetrator Psychological Abuse Process, depending on its abuser count.
  • It can range from being a Short-Term Psychological Abuse Process to being a Long-Term Psychological Abuse Process, depending on its duration.
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• Examples:
  • Intimate Partner Abuse Processes, such as:
    • Domestic Psychological Abuse with coercive control.
    • Emotional Terrorism Process with threat patterns.
  • Institutional Abuse Processes, such as:
    • Workplace Psychological Abuse with systematic harassment.
    • Educational Psychological Abuse with authority misuse.
  • Child Psychological Abuse Processes, such as:
    • Parental Emotional Abuse with developmental harm.
    • Sibling Psychological Abuse with family dynamics.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Physical Abuse Process, which causes bodily harm rather than psychological damage.
  • Healthy Conflict Resolution, which addresses disagreements rather than inflicting harm.
  • Constructive Criticism, which provides feedback rather than emotional attack.
• See: Process, Abuse Process, Psychological Manipulation Technique, Gaslighting Technique, Trauma Bonding Process, Coercive Control, Psychological Harm.

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