Physical. Physical coercion is the most commonly considered form of coercion, where the content of the conditional threat is the use of force against a victim, their relatives or property.
The two main categories of coercion — deterrence and compellence — are distinct in their nature and requirements.
In order to be considered coercion, a person must fear for the life of someone they care about or fear for their own life based on the threat made. An example of this would be an ex-husband threatening to kill a shared child if custody paperwork is not signed.
This can include intimidation and threats; assaultive behaviour or physical force; the use of alcohol or other substances; the use of power imbalances created by social status and systems of discrimination, formal position or role, physical size or strength or ability; persistent pressure to wear down the survivor; and ...
This is because for narcissists, control is the equivalent to power. Coercive control is a course of conduct so the behaviours are likely to continue over a period of time.
forcing the victim to take part in criminal activity such as shoplifting, neglect or abuse of children to encourage self-blame and prevent disclosure to authorities. economic abuse including coerced debt, controlling spending/bank accounts/investments/mortgages/benefit payments.
It describes a variety of controlling acts including manipulation, intimidation, sexual coercion, gaslighting (a form of psychological abuse in which a victim is manipulated into doubting their own memory and sanity).
Coercive behaviour is an act or a pattern of acts of assault, threats, humiliation and intimidation or other abuse that is used to harm, punish, or frighten their victim.
Say you ask an employee to work overtime to complete tasks or face punishment; that's direct coercive power. When employees work overtime to catch up because they think they'll get punished, that's indirect coercive power.
(2) The term “coercion” means— (A) threats of serious harm to or physical restraint against any person; (B) any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause a person to believe that failure to perform an act would result in serious harm to or physical restraint against any person; or (C) the abuse or threatened abuse of ...
Following are the essential ingredients of coercion: (i) Committing or threatening to commit any act forbidden by the India Penal Code; or (ii) the unlawful detaining or threatening to detain any property to the prejudice of any person whatever, (iii) With the intention of causing any person to enter into an agreement.
Soft coercion consists of, at least: manipulation, threats (that are not followed through on), blackmail.
Coercion is understood as either having no choice or as having no acceptable choice. Manipulation is the steering or influencing of the choices of others by means that might be morally problematic (though not necessarily wrong in all cases).
Indirect coercion is referred to as "impersonal coercion," which is the pressure that arises from structural arrangements and circumstances that seem beyond individual control, such as economic and social pressure caused by unemployment, poverty, or competition among businesses or other groups.
It's an authoritarian leadership style that leaves little room for error and demands results. Coercive leaders often have full control over their employees, offering a low degree of autonomy. They often work closely with their employees with nearly unlimited authority.
Gaslighting is abusive behaviour used to coercively control and gain power over another individual. Like other forms of coercive control, gaslighting harms those who experience it.
Coercive control has a damaging effect on mental health and emotional and physical wellbeing. It can diminish one's sense of self-worth, and they may even become dependent on their abuser, due to the freedom and independent thought being taken from them. Coercive control can cause PTSD.
If someone makes you feel obligated or forced to do something you don't want to, you may be experiencing coercion.
Monckton Smith has identified an 8-stage homicide timeline which consists of: 1) a history of control and stalking, 2) the commitment whirlwind, 3) Living with control, 4) Trigger, 5) Escalation, 6) A change in thinking, 7) Planning, and finally 8)Homicide and/or suicide.
These stages include the building of tension, the abuse incident, the reconciliation, and a period of calm.
Coercive tactics, or coercive psychological systems, are defined on their website as unethical mind control such as brainwashing, thought reform, destructive persuasion and coercive persuasion.
These abusers may not understand that what they are doing is wrong. But, if you have told someone repeatedly that they are hurting you, and they don't stop… then they are acting intentionally. They fit into the majority of abusers who know exactly what they are doing.
Abusers are commonly motivated by devaluation, personal gain, personal gratification, psychological projection, or the enjoyment of exercising power and control. The victims of this behavior are often subject to psychological, physical, mental, sexual, or financial abuse.