coercive behavior

behavior designed to force others to do one’s bidding, often masked as filial devotion or as marital or parental concern and sometimes expressed directly (e.g., “If you don’t do what I say, I’ll kill myself”).

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May 10th 2024

GAF Scale

abbreviation for Global Assessment of Functioning Scale.