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Psychological Violence

Psychological Violence

Maria Gabriella Cairo
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781799812869|ISBN10: 1799812863|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799812876|EISBN13: 9781799812883
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1286-9.ch004
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Cairo, Maria Gabriella. "Psychological Violence." Handbook of Research on Trends and Issues in Crime Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Victim Support, edited by Augusto Balloni and Raffaella Sette, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 42-59. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1286-9.ch004

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Cairo, M. G. (2020). Psychological Violence. In A. Balloni & R. Sette (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Trends and Issues in Crime Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Victim Support (pp. 42-59). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1286-9.ch004

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Cairo, Maria Gabriella. "Psychological Violence." In Handbook of Research on Trends and Issues in Crime Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Victim Support, edited by Augusto Balloni and Raffaella Sette, 42-59. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1286-9.ch004

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Abstract

This chapter deals with psychological violence in its most recurrent forms. The author uses the general definition of psychological violence as a starting point to then analyze its manifestations in two different contexts: the professional and private environment. This way, the author wishes to demonstrate that psychological violence is associated with the establishment of a hold, a conditioning, which makes the individual who is subjected to it incapable of recognizing it. It is a process which is developed through typical schemes and which follows a similar pattern in different contexts. The consequences for the victims are numerous. The author analyzes them through a psychosomatic approach which explains why certain diseases develop when individuals are subjected to such pressures. The author also shares the results obtained in her practise of accompanying victims.

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