Jennifer Freyd
American psychologist, creator of betrayal trauma theory and the DARVO concept (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender). Researches how interpersonal and institutional betrayal generates trauma.
Books
- Betrayal Trauma: The Logic of Forgetting Childhood Abuse (1996)
Freyd presents betrayal trauma theory, explaining why abuse victims often forget or minimize trauma when the perpetrator is someone they depend on.
- Blind to Betrayal (2009)
Freyd and Birrell explore why people and institutions fail to detect betrayal, and how this blindness perpetuates psychological harm.