Decoding Dominance: Toxic Family Dynamics & The Ultimate Power Play
200Dominance (especially in a toxic family dynamic) can truly shift your personality development and ability to engage in relationships. \n\nDominance is described as "power and influence over others." It can be very overwhelming to a "free spirit," a child, and also someone who thrives when making decisions and seeing life through their own eyes. \n\nIn a toxic family dynamic, there is NO freedom of thought and no exploration of the self because everyone must go along to get along. \n\nEveryone must listen to dad or he will flip. \n\nEveryone must listen to mom and look perfect because if we don't, she will get mad and refuse to talk to us for weeks. \n\nThese kind of toxic family dynamics are extremely unhealthy.\n\nIn this live chat, I discuss the psychology of obedience and submission.
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#trauma #tamarahilllpc #TOXICFAMILY
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DISCUSSED IN THIS CHAT:
0:00 Intro
6:11 the power of obedience (Milgrim's Shock Experiments)
12:02 learned helplessness (Martin Seligman's rat study)
25:40 Pastor's child (in some cases)
32:50 HIERARCHICAL POWER
33:34 FAMILY DYNAMICS AND CONTROL
WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS
HOW THIS IMPACTS YOUR LIFE
loyalty conficts
sense of obligation
interconnectedness
commanding presence
pathological communication
*discussion in-between content
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Mentioned In The Live Chat (research & further information):
1. Ermisch, J., Gambetta, D., Iacono, S. L., & Sonmez, B. (2023). Trust and Strength of Family Ties: New Experimental Evidence. Social Psychology Quarterly, 86(2), 195-207. https://doi.org/10.1177/01902725231162074
2. Meyer, M. (2021). Putting the onus on authority: A review of obedient behavior and why we should move on. New Ideas in Psychology, 60, 100831. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.newideapsych.2020.100831
3. Hancock P. A., Billings D. R., Olsen K., Chen J. Y. C., de Visser E. J., Parasuraman R. (2011a). A meta-analysis of factors impacting trust in human-robot interaction. Hum. Factors 53, 517–527. doi: 10.1177/0018720811417254, PMID: [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar][Ref list]
4. https://www.simplypsychology.org/milgram.html
5. Campos B, Ullman JB, Aguilera A, Dunkel Schetter C. Familism and psychological health: the intervening role of closeness and social support. Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2014 Apr;20(2):191-201. doi: 10.1037/a0034094. PMID: 24773004; PMCID: PMC4170713.
6. Gottman, J. M. (1993). The roles of conflict engagement, escalation, and avoidance in marital interaction: A longitudinal view of five types of couples. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 61(1), 6–15. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.61.1.6
7. Milgram, S. (1963). Behavioral study of obedience. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, Vol. 67, pp. 371-78.
8.) Fattori F, Curly S, Jörchel AC, Pozzi M, Mihalits D, Alfieri S. Authority Relationship From a Societal Perspective: Social Representations of Obedience and Disobedience in Austrian Young Adults. Eur J Psychol. 2015 May 29;11(2):197-213. doi: 10.5964/ejop.v11i2.883. PMID: 27247652; PMCID: PMC4873106.
9.) https://seattle-counseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Bowen-Family-Systems-Theory-and-Practice_Illustration-and-Critique.pdf
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