{"id":352,"date":"2026-01-01T01:59:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T01:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=352"},"modified":"2026-01-01T02:01:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T02:01:21","slug":"agency-preserving-domination-2","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?glossary=agency-preserving-domination-2","title":{"rendered":"agency preserving domination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">a form of power or <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;constraint&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;a condition that limits what actions are possible or effective. Constraints can be physical (walls, distance), material (scarcity, access), social (norms, expectations), or procedural (rules), and may preserve or erode agency depending on how they are designed.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?glossary=constraint\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>constraint<\/a> that holds a situation steady under stress &mdash; limiting harmful action without inducing shame or collapse &mdash; so that autonomy, judgment, and self-regulation remain intact and can recover over time as the participant grows more comfortable relaxing into their own capacity to act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">This differs from agency-collapsing domination, which exploits dependency to collapse identity and undermine agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>a form of power or <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;constraint&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;a condition that limits what actions are possible or effective. Constraints can be physical (walls, distance), material (scarcity, access), social (norms, expectations), or procedural (rules), and may preserve or erode agency depending on how they are designed.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/aeris.baby\/?glossary=constraint\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">constraint<\/a> that holds a situation steady under stress &mdash; limiting harmful action without inducing shame or collapse &mdash; so that autonomy, judgment, and self-regulation remain intact and can recover over time as the participant grows more comfortable relaxing into their own capacity to act. 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