Betrayal refers to the degree to which a child feels a perpetrator gained his or her confidence through manipulation and coercion, as well as the position of trust or authority held b
y the perpetrator. As a consequence, the child"s emotional needs may be compromised by intense and contradictory feelings of the need for closeness and the fear of it.
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betrayal refers to the degree to which a child feels a perpetrator gained his or her confidence through manipulation and coercion, as well as the position of trust or authority held by the perpetrator. As a consequence, the child’s emotional needs may be compromised by intense and contradictory feelings of the need for closeness and the fear of it.