Answer:
gaslighting
Explanation:
The name of this psychological term comes from the stage play and famous movie Gaslight, in which husband systematically manipulates his wife by convincing her she has false memories, observations and ideas, and that she is delusional.
The term, therefore, refers to psychological and emotional abuse during which one person is making other question memory, observations and judgments, providing false evidence that is in dissonance to their own cognitive conclusions. With this, the victim starts having lower self-esteem and becomes more co-dependent.
