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covert incest

covert incest

1. a form of emotional abuse in which a parent turns to his or her child as a surrogate partner, seeking from the child the emotional support that would more appropriately be provided by the person’s spouse or another adult.

2. see emotional incest. [concept developed by U.S. psychologist Kenneth M. Adams]

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