Interpersonal Terrorism: The Use of Power in Parental Alienation

“In reality, interpersonal terrorism is an act of coercive control in which the power held by one person is used to strip the other of their sense of control and ability to make choices about their lives. The truth is that interpersonal terrorism is used by men against women, by women against men and by both men AND women against children. The underlying dynamic is the use of personal power to manage and manipulate another person. In parental alienation, the child becomes the conduit through which the power wielded by an interpersonal terrorist is deployed.”