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Paranoid disorders : the interpersonal perspective
Author(s) -
Kaffman Mordecai
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-6427
pISSN - 0163-4445
DOI - 10.1046/j..1981.00543.x
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , interpersonal communication , psychology , psychotherapist , social psychology , psychoanalysis , clinical psychology , computer science , artificial intelligence
The material included in this article is part of a clinical study reporting the life‐course and therapy of a group of thirty‐four families in which at least one member of the family developed a delusional system. Specifically, this paper discusses the rôle played by particular interpersonal transactions in the maintenance and amplification of paranoid beliefs. It is pointed out that the paranoid delusional system never remains a pure intrapsychic issue. In all our case studies, we have been able to show the presence and influence of an interactional feedback system.