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