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parent alienation syndrome

parent-alienation syndrome. A situation in which one parent has manipulated a child to fear or hate the other parent; a condition resulting from a parent’s actions that are designed to poison a child’s relationship with the other parent. • Some mental-health specialists deny that this phenomenon amounts to a “psychological syndrome.” — Also termed parental-alienation […]

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rescue syndrome

glossary / RESCUE SYNDROME

rescue syndrome. Family law. A situation in which a child in a custody battle expresses a preference for the parent perceived by the child to be the “weaker” of the two, in the belief that the parent needs the child. • This is a form of parent-alienation syndrome. One parent may overtly or subtly act

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