The habitual exchange of injections is their family game.
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An injection is a mild pain thrill. In communication, the metaphor «prick» is called small barbs and reproaches.
The alternation of injections and strokes is the main emotional background of communication of a mass personality.
The injections are considered an unpleasant sensation, but in the choice between no sensations and mild injections, most children choose injections.
Types and meanings of injections
Comic injection — a mild injection in order to give attention to the interlocutor, a manifestation of disposition towards him.
Game injection — an injection within the framework of interpersonal games. The exchange of injections is one of the traditional children’s manipulative games, where, no matter how indignant outwardly, both parties are actually satisfied.
However, as soon as the injections turn into painful injections and blows, children’s manipulative games develop into a real conflict.
Painful injection — an injection with the task of inflicting pain. Sharing jabs is also a form of erroneous behavior — a way to attract attention, struggle for power, revenge and avoid failure. In this case, injections are conflictogenic and such behavior usually also leads to conflict. See Conflictogen