""Coercive control" is the term for a diabolical relationship pattern that can have devastating consequences. It occurs when one person unreasonably interferes with another person's free will and liberty (Pisarra, 2022). The seriousness of coercive control is being increasingly acknowledged, and in some places, it is now a criminal offence. As heinous as coercive control is, the dynamics of controlling may be key to understanding what is occurring."
"Since the 1960s, control science explained by Perceptual Control Theory (PCT) (Powers, 2005), has been a growing field of research and practice with applications in areas such as neuroscience, mental health, human development, education, and business. PCT recognizes control as a fact of nature in the same way that gravity and magnetism are facts of nature (Powers, 2008). From a PCT perspective, control is not domination. In fact, domination interferes with control, at least for those who are dominated."
Coercive control unreasonably interferes with another person's free will and liberty and can produce devastating consequences. Increasing recognition has led to criminalisation in some jurisdictions. Perceptual Control Theory (PCT) frames control as a natural, pervasive process studied since the 1960s with applications across neuroscience, mental health, development, education, and business. Control involves monitoring current conditions, comparing them to desired conditions, and acting to reduce discrepancies. Control is a defining feature of living and differs from domination because domination prevents others from exercising control. Understanding control dynamics is essential to eliminating coercive control.
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