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Bullying (Overt Intimidation) – Manipulation Tactic 7

October 16, 2008Abuse, Manipulation, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Relationshipsbully, bullying, character disorder, defensive, disordered character, disturbed character, fear as a weapon, Intimidation, manipulate, manipulation tactic, manipulation tactics, manipulator, manipulators, tactic, tactics, terrorize, threaten, threatening, Unhealthy RelationshipsDr. Simon

Manipulators and other disturbed characters sometimes like to openly threaten or brow-beat someone else into giving-up or giving-in to their demands. They like to terrorize others into submission.

Rationalizing – Manipulation Tactic 2

September 17, 2008Abuse, Manipulation, Manipulators, Personality and Character Disorders, Psychological Manipulation, Relationshipsexcuse, impression management, justify, lying, maniplators, manipulation, manipulation tactics, tactic, Unhealthy RelationshipsDr. Simon

When manipulators rationalize, they’re mostly trying to manage your impression of them, trying to convince you that they meant no harm, had no choice, or did what any reasonable person would do in order to mislead you about the nature of their intentions and their character.

“Denial” Top 5 misused psychology terms – Part 1

July 21, 2008Abuse, Manipulation, Psychobable, Psychological Manipulation, Relationshipsavoidance of responsibility, defense mechanism, denial, disturbed characters, in denial, manipulation, manipulation tactic, psychodynamic, psychology, tactic, unconscious, Unhealthy RelationshipsDr. Simon

Anyone familiar with the “jargon” of mental health professionals of all persuasions has undoubtedly heard the term denial. What you may not know is that it’s fairly common not only for professionals but also for others to use the term improperly or in a poorly defined or over-generalized manner. In classical (psychodynamic) psychology, denial is an unconscious … Continue reading “Denial” Top 5 misused psychology terms – Part 1 →

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Tag Archives: tactic

Bullying (Overt Intimidation) – Manipulation Tactic 7

Rationalizing – Manipulation Tactic 2

“Denial” Top 5 misused psychology terms – Part 1