As a defense lawyer might, rather than an objective neutral, Martha Jacobson
went out of her way to discover evidence that this father did not have a drinking problem, and to discount or overlook completely the
coercive control issues.
If you are in danger of being beaten or subjected to what is called «
coercive control», that is, your spouse unilaterally limits which friends or family members you can talk to, what you wear, and where you can
go.
Children who have disorganized attachment with their primary attachment figure have been shown to be vulnerable to stress, have problems with regulation and
control of negative emotions, and display oppositional, hostile - aggressive behaviours, and
coercive styles of interaction.2, 3 They may exhibit low self - esteem, internalizing and externalizing problems in the early school years, poor peer interactions, unusual or bizarre behaviour in the classroom, high teacher ratings of dissociative behaviour and internalizing symptoms in middle childhood, high levels of teacher - rated social and behavioural difficulties in class, low mathematics attainment, and impaired formal operational skills.3 They may show high levels of overall psychopathology at 17 years.3 Disorganized attachment with a primary attachment figure is over-represented in groups of children with clinical problems and those who are victims of maltreatment.1, 2,3 A majority of children with early disorganized attachment with their primary attachment figure during infancy
go on to develop significant social and emotional maladjustment and psychopathology.3, 4 Thus, an attachment - based intervention should focus on preventing and / or reducing disorganized attachment.