User:Penbat/reactive abuse
Reactive abuse takes place when a target of abuse is provoked into “reacting abusively” themselves towards the abusive person.
The switch[edit]
Narcissists, in an abusive search for control, will provoke their victims into an outburst of abusive behavior, so as to be able to blame them for their own interpersonal problems.[1] This pattern, of provoke and deny,[2] is a form of gaslighting.[3]
Literary examples[edit]
- D H Lawrence is thought to have shown elements of victim-blaming, and of provoking reactive abuse, in more than one of his close relationships.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ D Morningstar, Start Here (2017)
- ^ M MacCallum, Healing the Trauma (2018)
- ^ reactive abuse
- ^ M Spilka, Renewing the Normative D H Lawrence (1992) p. 14
External links[edit]
https://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=%22reactive+abuse%22&btnG=
Category:Abuse Category:Mind control Category:Interpersonal relationships