Resources
Welcome to our Resources!
At the moment we have Factsheets on each of the key issues that Dr Fiona considers important in her work and for her clients. Overtime we anticipate that this page will grow to include larger resources, workbooks, checklists and short courses.
If there is a topic you are interested in please let us know via email or via the contact page. This helps us to know which areas are a priority to the people interested in Dr Fiona's work.
This factsheet is not about that person who ate your yogurt, forgot to refill the photocopier, or stole your pen right off your desk. These people may make your life miserable and possibly are narcissistic, yet these annoying individuals can usually be dealt with by bringing the issues to their attention.
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In 2022, “gaslighting” was given the title of word of the year, after the searching of this term increased by 1,740%. It’s become a term and topic everyone wants to know about. Gaslighting is not a new term instead it originated from a 1930’s stage play and later a movie called ‘Gas Light’. The story showed how the husband of a women led her to believe she was going crazy by slowing turning down the gaslight claiming it had not been touched.
Domestic Violence
Men can and are victims of domestic violence by women in Australia. Some studies suggest that this could be as high as 50% of cases. Yet this is not what is portrayed in the media. The feminist movement has larger neglected to recognise that females can and do use violence in relationships.
Relational Aggression is behaviour often seen in women who seeks to destroy a person’s relationships with others through rumours, gossip and the social manipulation of groups.
Women are less likely to use physical aggression than men and this means they often resort to non-physical covert tactics like Relational Aggression. Women who use aggression at work are 71% more likely to target another woman than a man (Workplace Bullying Institute Survey, 2007).
Studies on female to female workplace bullying suggest it could be the experience of 95% of women. If you include social settings you find all women have had an experience of female bullying at some stage in their life whether at school, work or home. toxic women can destroy friendships, families and careers.
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The Dark Tetrad started as the Dark Triad with a change in the psychological theory in 2013 where sadism was added. These four dark types of behaviour all sit along a continuum with some bad behaviour touching on all these traits. They interrelate in a way that leaves a trail of destruction at work, home and in society with it only being the degree that varies.