What is a Sadomasochistic Relationship? Psychology and Dynamics
What is a Sadomasochistic Relationship? Psychology and Dynamics James Tobin, Ph.D. A relationship dynamic may evolve in which one partner is motivated by sadistic impulses and the other by masochistic needs; these complementary roles interlock and form a symbiotic...
Parasitic Relationships Provide “Narcissistic Supplies” Lacking in the Narcissist
Parasitic Relationships Provide “Narcissistic Supplies” Lacking in the Narcissist James Tobin, Ph.D. Narcissistic individuals “parasitically” relate to others to extract psychological nourishment rather than cultivate authentic interpersonal...
“Knowing” and “Unknowing” Your Partner: How Couples Therapy Promotes Narrative Deconstruction
“Knowing” and “Unknowing” Your Partner: How Couples Therapy Promotes Narrative Deconstruction Positive change occurs in couples therapy when partners’ deeply ingrained assumptions about, and biased views of, each other are challenged and refined,...
The Crucial Role of the Therapeutic Alliance in Individual Psychotherapy
The Relationship between Client and Therapist The term “therapeutic alliance” has a long tradition in the field of clinical psychotherapy and, in recent decades, has been elaborated on and expanded by the relational school in the modern psychoanalytic community. Most...
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