Sexual relationships can create a sense of rivalry, jealousy, or subtle competition between individuals, which can ultimately undermine overall productivity within groups or organizations. This...
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: Sexual coercion: the unhealthy dynamics that can sabotage workplace relationships and morale
People can heal from the trauma of manipulative, coercive, or exploitative past relationships through various means, including understanding their personal boundaries, recognizing red flags, seeking...
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: How survivors of emotional and sexual manipulation can build trust and confidence again
Sexual self-silencing can be defined as refraining from sharing one's desires, opinions, or needs regarding sex, sexuality, or relationships due to fear of judgment, rejection, shame, guilt, or other...
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: Understanding the impact of sexual selfsilencing on relationships
Sexual Coercion
Sexual coercion is defined as using pressure, manipulation, or force to make someone have unwanted sexual activity. It can take many forms, including physical violence, emotional...
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: Article exploring the psychological impacts of sexual coercion through gaslighting and threatening behavior
Unequal power dynamics are prevalent in many professional relationships, which can lead to increased risk of exploitation. This can occur when one partner has greater control over the relationship...
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: Sexual exploitation: understanding coercion and gaslighting in power dynamics
Power imbalances can play a significant role in shaping the dynamics of sexual relationships. Power is often associated with control, authority, and influence. When one person in a relationship has...
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: Exploring the impact of power imbalances on sexual relationships
Sexuality and power dynamics are closely intertwined in human relationships, particularly those involving physical and/or emotional intimacy. In some cases, one partner may seek to exert control or...
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: How power dynamics impact human relationships: a guide to recognizing and navigating emotional patterns
Threat conditions are situations that challenge an individual's ability to make decisions based on ethics or principles. In interpersonal contexts, threat conditions can occur when someone feels...
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: Sex and relationships: understanding threat conditions that challenge moral values and distort decisionmaking processes
Sexual attraction is a natural human impulse that can lead people to desire physical and emotional intimacy with others.
It also has the potential to create hidden power dynamics between...
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: How sexual attractions contribute to hidden power structures and concealed controls among coworkers
There is a pervasive tendency to believe that romantic partners who have unequal levels of social status, economic resources, age difference, ethnic origin, educational attainment, political...
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: Exploring gender inequality and its effects on romantic relationships