ALIJENACIJA KAO OBLIK EMOCIONALNOG ZLOSTAVLJANJA DJETETA
ALIENATION AS A FORM OF EMOTIONAL CHILD ABUSE

Summary/Abstract: We are witnessing rapid, unavoidable, and challenging changes in all segments of society. The problems faced by individuals and families are becoming increasingly intensified and complex. The present time poses a challenge even for the process of family breakdown. In the process of ending a marital/non-marital union, depending on the level of cooperation between parents, the degree of a safe, secure environment for the proper psycho-physical development of the child also depends. It often happens that parents, due to the impossibility of making a clear distinction between partner and parental roles, involve the child in a partner conflict, thus starting the process of alienation. The process of alienation is an almost irreversible process, the consequences of which the family, specifically the child, feels years later. Alienation actually represents a form of emotional abuse of a child, using subtle strategies, where parents give the child developmentally inappropriate power to decide on important family issues. This paper will explain phenomenon of alienation. We will focus on concepts such as splitting, emotional attachment between parents and children, as well as the role of institutions in dealing with dysfunctional families where alienation is recognized.

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