Reactivity

This tendency to go against the grain is called psychological reactance (Brehm & Brehm, 1981). Reactance is usually activated when we feel that our freedom is threatened. When we perceive that someone or something is trying to influence us to do something against our will, reactance arises. Reactance motivates us to protect our own beliefs and views, and sometimes, to do the opposite of what we’re being asked to do.Some individuals (like my son) are predisposed to resist and oppose any influence perceived as a restriction on their autonomy. They have naturally high trait reactance, a personality characteristic of those who resist any and all attempts at influencing them. Highly reactant individuals do not like to be told what to do, and they do not like anyone influencing them (Hong, 1992) C.A. Russel, 2021 at PsychologyToday.com. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-savvy-consumer/202102/why-we-dont-be-told-what-do
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