Physical or verbal abuse or both. In some cases, the parents were abusive only with each other, not with the child. Aggressive or fearful and insecure. Both types have psychological problems and relate poorly. Abused girls tend to marry abusive males, probably because they were deviant and aggressive as teens and married similar men.
Parent is unquestioned boss who is highly demanding, controlling, and emotionally aloof or superior.
Unresponsive to the child's needs. Rebellious, impulsive, domineering . Caring but demanding of impossible standards from a child, always urging child to do better, child is accepted only when outstanding. Compulsive, tense, self-critical . Well behaved, conscientious, high goals, achieving but belittles own accomplishments, feels inadequate, may stay perfectionistic or reject parent-imposed ambitions.