double bind theory

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communication theory family systems theory concept psychological theory theory of schizophrenia

Double bind theory is a psychological and communication concept proposing that conflicting messages within important relationships, especially in families, can contribute to the development of mental disorders such as schizophrenia.

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instanceOf	communication theory ⓘ family systems theory concept ⓘ psychological theory ⓘ theory of schizophrenia ⓘ
appliedTo	family dynamics ⓘ interpersonal communication ⓘ psychotherapy ⓘ schizophrenia ⓘ
associatedWith	family systems therapy ⓘ meta-communication ⓘ paradoxical communication ⓘ schizophrenia etiology debates ⓘ systemic therapy ⓘ
claims	double bind situations can contribute to the development of psychosis ⓘ family communication patterns can influence mental health ⓘ
coreIdea	a person can be trapped in a situation where any response leads to negative consequences ⓘ conflicting messages are often embedded in emotionally important relationships ⓘ pathological communication patterns can contribute to mental disorders ⓘ repeated exposure to contradictory messages in key relationships can be psychologically damaging ⓘ the receiver cannot comment on or escape from the contradictory communication ⓘ
criticizedFor	difficulty of operationalization and testing ⓘ lack of empirical support as a primary cause of schizophrenia ⓘ overemphasis on family dynamics in schizophrenia ⓘ
describes	chronic exposure to contradictory injunctions ⓘ no-win communication situations ⓘ situations where messages at different logical levels contradict each other ⓘ situations where verbal and nonverbal messages conflict ⓘ
developedBy	Don D. Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Gregory Bateson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jay Haley NERFINISHED ⓘ John H. Weakland NERFINISHED ⓘ
field	communication studies ⓘ family therapy ⓘ psychiatry ⓘ psychology ⓘ
historicalContext	mid-20th century psychiatry ⓘ rise of family therapy ⓘ
impact	contributed to systemic views of mental illness ⓘ influenced the development of family therapy approaches ⓘ
influencedBy	communication theory ⓘ cybernetics ⓘ systems theory ⓘ
notablePublication	Toward a Theory of Schizophrenia NERFINISHED ⓘ
originatedIn	research on communication and schizophrenia ⓘ
proposedBy	Gregory Bateson NERFINISHED ⓘ
proposesMechanism	chronic contradictory communication disrupts the ability to discriminate levels of abstraction in messages ⓘ
relatedConcept	attachment theory ⓘ communication paradox ⓘ family homeostasis ⓘ learned helplessness ⓘ paradoxical injunction ⓘ
status	historically important but controversial in contemporary psychiatry ⓘ
yearProposed	1956 ⓘ

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