Glossary D
Glossary D
Destructive attitudes refer to attitudes that can have a deleterious effect on the helping relationship, such as being critical, disapproving, disbelieving, scolding, threatening, discounting, ridiculing, punishing, sexist, prejudice, and rejecting.
Destructive cult refers to a rigidly structured group that is led by a charismatic leader, which recruits and retains members using manipulative, deceptive techniques
destructive–nondestructive dimension refers to an independent dimension of antisocial behavior consisting of a continuum ranging from acts such as cruelty to animals or destruction of property at one end, to nondestructive behaviors such as arguing or irritability at the other.
Detached concern or Detached compassion refers to a way of entering into the situation of the person being helped that enables the helper to continue to function effectively in the helping role
Detached personality is defined as behaviors and attitudes associated with the neurotic trend of moving away from people, such as an intense need for privacy.