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📌 Systemic psychology distinguishes the content of an exchange from the relational dynamics surrounding it, with conflicts often involving an escalation in which each person attempts to dominate the other.
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Content, relationship, power
1. In systemic psychology, what is a conflict likely to involve beyond the literal topic being discussed?
2. Which statement best defines metacommunication?
3. What distinguishes family and systemic therapy from the psychoanalytic paradigm?
What does systemic psychology distinguish in an exchange?
The content of the exchange from the relational dynamics surrounding it.
What often happens in conflicts according to systemic psychology?
An escalation where each person attempts to dominate the other.
What is metacommunication?
Communication about the content and its effect on the relationship.
In what settings can systemic psychology be practiced?
Individually, with families or groups, and with couples.
What does family and systemic therapy primarily focus on?
Relational dynamics within the family.
Where did the systemic movement mainly develop during the twentieth century?
In the United States.
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