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Pathologizing the Maternal Instinct
When the maternal instinct is pathologized, it can lead to treating children inappropriately, resulting in interference with their development, creating entitled and dependent individuals who resent their parents. Additionally, the hyper-powerful maternal instinct in women entering the political arena can lead to infantilization of everything, as well as misidentification of predators, leading to a cry wolf phenomenon and extreme punishment for perceived threats.