Vulnerability is the susceptibility to physical or emotional injury or attack. It also means to have one's guard down, open to censure or criticism. Vulnerability refers to a person's state of being liable to succumb, as to manipulation Psychological manipulation is described by George Simon as identifying the psychological vulnerabilities and traits in one's opponent that one might manipulate to indirectly obtain a goal. Psychological manipulation typically conceals one's own aggression, and consequently the manipulation is likely to be covert, persuasion Persuasion is a form of social influence. It is the process of guiding people and oneself toward the adoption of an idea, attitude, or action by rational and symbolic means or temptation A temptation is an act that looks appealing to an individual. It is usually used to describe acts with negative connotations and as such, tends to lead a person to regret such actions, for various reasons: legal, social, psychological , health, economic, etc. Temptation also describes the coaxing or inducing a person into committing such an act,.
A window of vulnerability, sometimes abbreviated to wov, is a time frame within which defensive measures are reduced, compromised or lacking.
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