Abusive Power and Control Quiz

Positive reinforcement = Includes praise, superficial charm, flattery, and love bombing Negative reinforcement = Involves taking away aversive tasks or items Intermittent or partial reinforcement = Utilizes reward and punishment in an inconsistent manner Psychological punishment = Involves silent treatment, threats, intimidation, emotional blackmail, and guilt trips

Psychological abuse = Involves manipulation, control, and exploitation of the victim's vulnerabilities Physical abuse = Includes acts of physical aggression or violence towards the victim Mental abuse = Involves psychological manipulation and gaslighting to undermine the victim's sense of reality Financial abuse = Involves controlling the victim's financial resources and economic well-being

Traumatic bonding = Occurs as a result of ongoing cycles of abuse creating powerful emotional bonds and a climate of fear Normalization of abuse = An attempt to make abusive behavior seem normal or acceptable Blaming the victim = Shifting responsibility for the abusive behavior onto the victim Minimization of abuse = Downplaying or denying the severity of the abusive behavior

Devaluation = Motivation involving diminishing the worth of the victim Personal gain = Motivation involving seeking advantage or benefit for oneself Personal gratification = Motivation involving finding pleasure or satisfaction in exerting power and control over others Psychological projection = Motivation involving attributing one's negative traits to others

Coercive control = Behavior used by an abusive person to gain and/or maintain control over another person through manipulation and exploitation Love bombing = Excessive praise, flattery, and attention given to a person to manipulate them emotionally Silent treatment = A form of psychological punishment involving ignoring or avoiding communication with the victim Gaslighting = Psychological manipulation that seeks to make the victim doubt their own perceptions and sanity