TABLE 14
Most Common Detection Factors Present, by Percentage of Cases
| Detection Factors |
% of Cases |
| 1. Contradictory statements |
70 |
| 2. Inappropriate and unnecessary information |
85 |
| 3. Character assault |
60 |
| 4. Collusion or one-sided alliance |
50 |
| 5. Child becomes spy or conduit of information |
30 |
| 6. Use of indirect statements |
70 |
| 7. Restrictions on permission to love or be loved |
90 |
| 8. Unchildlike statements |
30 |
| 9. Good parent vs. bad parent |
55 |
| 10. Comparative-martyr role |
80 |
| 11. Fear of contact with other parent |
20 |
| 12. Anxiety arousal |
60 |
| 13. Cohort in secret-keeping |
30 |
| 14. Child appears as mirror image of programmer |
20 |
| 15. Confusion of a birth parent's importance |
21 |
| 16. Manifestation of guilt |
40 |
| 17. Scripted views |
45 |
| 18. Unmanageability for no apparent reason |
15 |
| 19. Radical changes and dysfunctional behavior manifested in
other spheres |
44 |
| 20. Nonverbal messages |
38 |
| 21. Coaching behavior |
28 |
| 22. Brain twirling |
15 |
| 23. Child threatens parent |
8 |
| 24. Child as parent's best friend |
12 |
| 25. Physical survival |
10 |