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We explore the topic of emotional trauma and psychological abuse in this episode.
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This episode explores a little known aspect of emotional trauma known as traumatic bonding, or trauma bonds.
We learn:
Link to Medium article:
https://link.medium.com/qHPSqqlnxbb
Quotes:
Traumatic bonding is defined as: “a strong emotional attachment between an abused person and his or her abuser, formed as a result of the cycle of violence” (Austin, Boyd, 67).
“Traumatic bonding is the compelling emotional attachment forming despite abuse, and because of, power imbalance” (Dutton & Painter, 1993a, p. 106).
“Traumatic bonds are an intricately constructed reflection of attachment, enmeshment, and identification” (Birdsall et al., 2017; Gilbert & Gordon, 2017; Park, 2016).
References:
Dutton, D. G., & Painter, S. (1993a). Emotional attachments in abusive relationships: A test of traumatic bonding theory. Violence & Victims, 8(2), 105–120.
Gilbert, S. E., & Gordon, K. C. (2017). Predicting forgiveness in women experiencing intimate partner violence. Violence Against Women, 23(4), 452–468. doi:10.1177/1077801216644071
Koch, Meghan, “Women of Intimate Partner Abuse: Traumatic Bonding Phenomenon” (2018). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 5738.
Park, C. J. (2016). Intimate partner violence: An application of attachment theory. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 26(5), 488–497. doi:10.1080/10911359.2015.1087924
Wendy Austin; Mary Ann Boyd. Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing for Canadian Practice. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1 January 2010. ISBN 978–0–7817–9593–7. p. 67.
