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Understanding High DASH Scores and MARAC High-Risk Classification

By Linda C J Turner, Therapist & Advocate — Linda C J Turner Trauma Therapist | Neuroscience & Emotional Intelligence Practitioner | Advocate for Women’s Empowerment ©Linda C J Turner

1. What the Scores Indicate 2. Neuroscience Perspective 3. Psychological Perspective 4. Implications for Safety and Intervention Key Takeaway: A DASH score of 21/27 and high-risk MARAC classification reflects serious, multi-faceted risk. Neuroscience shows that victims’ brains are in a chronic stress state, while perpetrators are neurologically and psychologically primed for escalation. Immediate, coordinated intervention is essential to… Read More Understanding High DASH Scores and MARAC High-Risk Classification

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Coercive Legal Tactics: Neuroscience & Psychology

Let’s unpack this. 1. Coercive Control: Psychological Mechanism Definition:Coercive control is a pattern of behaviour intended to dominate, intimidate, and control another person. It can be subtle (manipulation, threats) or overt (legal or physical threats). Mechanisms at play here: 2. Legal Threats as Psychological Weapons 3. Why People Fall Into Pressure Traps From a neuroscience… Read More Coercive Legal Tactics: Neuroscience & Psychology

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Why Some People Won’t Commit Until You Are Fully Divorced

By Linda C J Turner, Therapist & Advocate — Linda C J Turner Trauma Therapist | Neuroscience & Emotional Intelligence Practitioner | Advocate for Women’s Empowerment ©Linda C J Turner © 2025 Linda Carol Turner. Content protected by copyright.
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1. The Brain Wants “Clean Attachments” — Not Overlapping Ones Many people’s nervous systems cannot tolerate emotional overlap.For them, attachment circuits (oxytocin + dopamine) only activate fully when the situation feels: If you’re still married, their brain reads it as: “Not finished yet = Not safe yet.” Even if emotionally everything is finished. It’s about symbolic closure, not… Read More Why Some People Won’t Commit Until You Are Fully Divorced

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NEUROSCIENCE OF “CONNECTION WITHOUT PROGRESSION”

By Linda C J Turner, Therapist & Advocate — Linda C J Turner Trauma Therapist | Neuroscience & Emotional Intelligence Practitioner | Advocate for Women’s Empowerment ©Linda C J Turner © 2025 Linda Carol Turner. Content protected by copyright.
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1. The Dopamine–Oxytocin Trick: Emotional Bonding Without Action When someone checks in, calls, sends photos, or maintains friendly emotional contact, your brain releases: This creates a strong felt connection — even if nothing concrete happens. From their side, those same interactions give them enough emotional stimulation that their brain also feels: Result:Both people feel bonded…but neither brain… Read More NEUROSCIENCE OF “CONNECTION WITHOUT PROGRESSION”

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Neuroscience Comparison Chart

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Trusting Brain vs Manipulative Brain Neural Feature Trusting Brain Manipulative Brain (Dark-Triad Traits) Empathy Circuits (Anterior Insula, ACC) Highly active — can feel others’ emotions easily. Underactive — low resonance with others’ feelings; emotional detachment. Oxytocin Sensitivity Strong — bonding happens quickly; warmth feels natural. Low or strategically used — may mimic bonding to gain… Read More Neuroscience Comparison Chart

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Why Highly Trusting People Are the Way They Are — Neuroscience Perspective

1. Your Brain Is Wired for Warmth, Not Suspicion Many trusting individuals have stronger activity in neural systems associated with: ⭐ Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex (vmPFC) Responsible for: This creates a natural optimistic bias, making you more likely to assume honesty, kindness, and goodwill. ⭐ Oxytocin System You also tend to produce more oxytocin — the bonding… Read More Why Highly Trusting People Are the Way They Are — Neuroscience Perspective

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Chronic Denial

By Linda C J Turner, Therapist & Advocate — Linda C J Turner Trauma Therapist | Neuroscience & Emotional Intelligence Practitioner | Advocate for Women’s Empowerment ©Linda C J Turner

Here is a clear, neuroscience‑grounded explanation of what happens in the brain when someone lives in constant denial, grandiosity, entitlement, and reality‑distortion, especially with beliefs like: This pattern has predictable neural and psychological mechanisms. 🧠 Neuroscience of Denial, Grandiosity & Reality Distortion Chronic denial and inflated self‑beliefs are not random — they arise from specific neural circuits interacting with psychological… Read More Chronic Denial

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Psychological entrapment

Negative self‑talk, catastrophising, or repeatedly saying “I’m dying / I’m sick / something terrible will happen” does NOT cause cancer, disability, or physical disease. That is not how biology works. However… What is true — and strongly supported by neuroscience — is that repeatedly telling yourself catastrophic health stories can: So let’s separate science from fear very clearly. ✅ What Repeated Catastrophic Self-Talk Does 1. Rewires your… Read More Psychological entrapment

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