Explore/Thinkers/Jack W Brehm — A Theory of Psychological ReactancebookJack W Brehm — A Theory of Psychological ReactanceBrehm, Jack W. *A Theory of Psychological Reactance*. New York: Academic Press, 1966.Previous← J. A Easterbrook — The Effect of Emotion on Cue Utilization.NextJames C Scott — Domination and the Arts of Resistance: Hidden →Related conceptsConceptCorrectionCorrection is reality-contact and revisability: the lived work of noticing mismatch, updating beliefs or behavior, and narrowing the gap between what was assumed and what is actually happening before drift hardens into normal.ConceptGuest LeadershipA form of circulation where people closest to an issue can temporarily step in to lead a response, then return to their usual role.ConceptLegitimacyLegitimacy is justified recognition of authority—whether power reads as earned and contestable enough that coordination holds under stress instead of collapsing into cynicism, performative compliance, or hidden veto by drift.ConceptNormalizationdrift becoming baselineRelated booksBookWhen Others Look to YouRenewal and Erosion in LeadershipA leadership field guide to how influence forms, how trust is renewed, and how erosion begins when responsibility drifts from practice.
