Addressing the Causes of Violence
Psychology holds a critical advantage in preventing violence by understanding its roots in emotional distress and unmet developmental needs. Growing support for whole-of-...
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Psychological Insights Into the Problem of Coercive Control
A psychological explanation of the developmental causes of dominance and excessive control, which is a recurring feature observed in domestic and family violence.
Mercurio Cicchini
PTSD
PTSD can develop after experiencing trauma, causing flashbacks, avoidance, and intense anxiety. Effective therapies help process trauma and regain control.
Domestic Violence: What is it?
October is Domestic Violence awareness month and DV and all its subtypes are not abating. What is domestic violence and who can be a victim?
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: FACT FILE FOR NIGERIA
Domestic Violence DV is a global menace. No one is immune to this menace however the female gender and children are the ones most affected. The statistics is'nt getting b...
Watch Out: Abusive Relationships
What abuse is and why people stay in abusive relationships.
Descend Into Chaos Or Split: Managing Intolerable Experiences
Viewing the protests in South Africa from a psychological lens. The relationship between group and individual experiences.
Is Violence Ever Justified?
Is violence, that is political violence as opposed to pathological violence, ever justified?
David Morgan
Brief, Time-Limited Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
A case study of intimate violence in a forensic setting.
Black Lives Matter. Look Around.
My mind is exploding with more questions than answers about systemic racism.
Reasons why people stay in abusive relationships
Fear, Desire to be admired, Take the Blame, Low self-esteem, Isolation, They sacrifice for the sake of children, People or family expectations, Embarrassment, Dependency,...
Stoller paper
Notes on sexuality, perversion, and neosexuality.