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Colliding Intersubjectivites: Transparency in Analytic Couple Therapy
Author(s) -
Israelstam Ken
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1467-8438
pISSN - 0814-723X
DOI - 10.1002/anzf.1236
Subject(s) - transparency (behavior) , interlock , work (physics) , psychology , project commissioning , social psychology , public relations , publishing , computer science , political science , computer security , engineering , law , electrical engineering , mechanical engineering
Using a research‐informed version of how analysts think and work, this paper renders more explicit and transparent how analytic concepts can inform working with couples. It describes how each partner's subjectively held belief systems interlock and escalate, which is referred to as ‘colliding subjectivities.’ The paper illustrates the potential for this situation of heightened tension to facilitate change.