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Relational psychoanalytic models, sometimes referred to as intersubjective, do not view individuals as discrete centers of experience and action; instead, they assert that all self-experience is ontologically social. They challenge the “myth of the isolated mind” (Stolorow and Atwood, 1992, p. 7) and suggest that psychological experience is derived... See more
Gary B. Walls • Just a moment...
Things I Have Learned From Being in Unhealthy Connection
Insights on navigating unhealthy relationship dynamics, signs of manipulation, cluster B personality traits, healthy interdependence, boundaries, productive conflict, narcissism, and tools for self-awareness and growth in personal connections.
LinkA traditional ego-psychology analysis typically focuses on analyzing the patient’s inner life as the main source of problems. In contrast, a relational analyst emphasizes not only the patient’s inner life, but also the mutual relational dynamics of the therapeutic interaction in the session.
Gary B. Walls • Just a moment...
As we learn the many relational frames, we move from being able to derive relations by observing events in the world to being able to imagine relations
Steven Hayes • A Liberated Mind: The essential guide to ACT
the relational perspective, is based on a core belief best expressed by Karl Popper: “While differing widely in the various little bits we know, in our infinite ignorance we are all equal.” This basic belief leads people to assume that we all see things others miss, that disagreements are inevitable and valuable, that those disagreements will at ti... See more
The Relational Perspective
Research using IRAP tests has shown that our quick relational responses (or subconscious thoughts, if you will) often predict our behavior more strongly than claims we make about what we think—what RFT researchers call our extended and elaborated relational responses.