Concept information
Preferred term
double bind
Definition
- An intense relationship in which a person thinks it is vitally important that he or she identify accurately the sort of message that is being communicated so that it can be responded to appropriately. The communicator is expressing two orders of messages, one of which denies the other. [Source: The Dictionary of Family Psychology and Family Therapy; double bind]
Broader concept
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/double_bind
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