TABLE 14
Most Common Detection Factors Present, by Percentage of Cases
Detection Factors |
% of Cases |
1. Contradictory statements |
70 |
2. Inappropriate and unnecessary information |
85 |
3. Character assault |
60 |
4. Collusion or one-sided alliance |
50 |
5. Child becomes spy or conduit of information |
30 |
6. Use of indirect statements |
70 |
7. Restrictions on permission to love or be loved |
90 |
8. Unchildlike statements |
30 |
9. Good parent vs. bad parent |
55 |
10. Comparative-martyr role |
80 |
11. Fear of contact with other parent |
20 |
12. Anxiety arousal |
60 |
13. Cohort in secret-keeping |
30 |
14. Child appears as mirror image of programmer |
20 |
15. Confusion of a birth parent's importance |
21 |
16. Manifestation of guilt |
40 |
17. Scripted views |
45 |
18. Unmanageability for no apparent reason |
15 |
19. Radical changes and dysfunctional behavior manifested in
other spheres |
44 |
20. Nonverbal messages |
38 |
21. Coaching behavior |
28 |
22. Brain twirling |
15 |
23. Child threatens parent |
8 |
24. Child as parent's best friend |
12 |
25. Physical survival |
10 |