Research Record · Submitted / Under Review
Psychological Appropriation: A Dimensional Model of Care-Framed Coercive Violence
A clinical formulation-level heuristic specifying a configuration of impaired self–other differentiation, surrogate identification, moral overvaluation, symbolic consent, affective idealization of coercion, and identity-stabilizing narrative processes.
Overview
Purpose & Objectives
Extends and disciplines the original Psychological Appropriation formulation by reorganizing original domains into a dynamic process model and providing anonymized clinical case formulations.
Methodology & Framework
Theoretical Structure
Construct Architecture
Dynamic Process Model integrating psychodynamic formulation, trauma theory, moral injury research, and threat assessment literature across developmental, differential, and forensic domains.
Core Claims
Key Propositions & Insights
Proposition 1
Refines PA as a formulation-level heuristic rather than a standalone diagnostic category or predictor of violence.
Proposition 2
Reorganizes PA domains into a sequential dynamic process model.
Proposition 3
Differentiates PA from psychosis, psychopathy, stalking, coercive caregiving, and ideological extremism through anonymized clinical case formulations.
Boundaries
Scope & Analytical Limitations
Subject Matter Scope
Clinical formulation, threat assessment, forensic decision-making, and risk evaluation.
Methodological Limitations
Submitted manuscript currently under peer review. Intended to supplement, not replace, established diagnostic assessment, violence risk assessment, and legal analysis.
Distribution & Attribution Notice
Submitted manuscript currently under peer review. Distributed for scholarly review and evaluation.