gaslighting

psychological manipulation that makes the victim question their own reality, memory, or perceptions
Thing therapy_speak Q1225041
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gaslighting

Summary

gaslighting is a Therapy speak[1]. gaslighting draws 9,565 Wikipedia views per month (therapy_speak category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • gaslighting's instance of is recorded as Therapy speak[3].
  • gaslighting's instance of is recorded as buzzword[4].
  • Gas Light is named after gaslighting[5].
  • Gaslight is named after gaslighting[6].
  • gaslighting is a type of psychological abuse[7].
  • gaslighting is a type of manipulation[8].
  • gaslighting is a type of narcissistic abuse[9].
  • gaslighting is a type of dumbing down[10].
  • gaslighting's Commons category is recorded as Gaslighting[11].
  • gaslighting's described at URL is recorded as https://www.britannica.com/story/what-is-gaslighting[12].
  • gaslighting's described at URL is recorded as https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaslighting[13].
  • gaslighting's described at URL is recorded as https://time.com/7331769/gaslighting-myself-mental-health[14].
  • gaslighting's facet of is recorded as Machiavellianism[15].
  • gaslighting's partially coincident with is recorded as spin[16].
  • gaslighting's used by is recorded as self-help[17].
  • gaslighting's used by is recorded as popular psychology[18].
  • gaslighting's different from is recorded as Q118646600[19].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include Therapy speak[3] and buzzword[4]. Recorded subclass of include psychological abuse[7], manipulation[8], narcissistic abuse[9], and dumbing down[10].

Origins

Things named after include Gas Light[5], a literary work[20], written by Patrick Hamilton[21] and Gaslight[6], a film[22], directed by George Cukor[23].

Use and Application

Recorded used by include self-help[17] and popular psychology[18].

Why It Matters

gaslighting draws 9,565 Wikipedia views per month (therapy_speak category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] gaslighting has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] gaslighting is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Recognising Narcissistic Abuse and the Implications for Mental Health Nursing Practice. tandfonline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Named after Gas Light, Gaslight
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