From planning every detail to struggling with uncertainty, some individuals feel a constant need to control situations around them. While such behaviour is often labelled as being a “control freak,” ...

One of the most debilitating and isolating aspects of perfectionism is the deep-seated need for control, which presents itself in various parts of one’s life and in several ways. The perfectionist can ...

People with antagonistic personality traits often express their self-centered tendencies through rigid, authoritarian ...

Researchers who study parenting and child development distinguish between behavioral control and psychological control. Behavioral control involves parents’ attempts to set clear rules and monitor ...

Self-harming and self-sabotaging behaviors, from skin picking to ghosting people, all stem from evolutionary survival mechanisms, according to a compelling new psychological analysis. Clinical ...

Psychological control encompasses parenting behaviours that intrude upon the emotional and cognitive world of an adolescent, often undermining a young person’s sense of autonomy and selfhood. Such ...