Of course, the accusations are not true. But they demonstrate just how far the Level IV avoidance and denial of accountability can go. When survival is the issue, there are two basic strategies for self-protection. The first is flee, hide and totally separate oneself from the threat as far as possible. The second strategy is relationship fusion.
Relational fusion is marked by extremely tight dependencies on certain individuals and groups.
Because of the ultimate importance of self-survival, whatever differences might have existed before may be ignored. But, whatever their actions, their presence indicates a remarkable directing of energies for self-survival. Uncertain Church Future. At Level IV conflict there is no guarantee the church will survive at all. Certainly, having experienced Level IV conflict, it will not be the same as it had been.