Destabilisation

The word destabilisation can be applied to a wide variety of contexts such as attempts to undermine political, military or economic power. In a psychological context it is used as a technique in brain washing and abuse to disorientate and disarm the victim. For example, in the context of workplace bullying, destabilisation applied to the victim may involve:
 * failure to acknowledge good work and value the victim's efforts
 * allocation of meaningless tasks
 * removal of areas of responsibility without consultation
 * repeated reminders of blunders
 * setting up to fail
 * shifting of goal posts without telling the victim
 * persistent attempts to demoralise the victim.