AN INTEGRATION OF SYSTEMS COMMUNICATION AND OBJECT RELATIONS GROUP THEORIES.
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Title
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AN INTEGRATION OF SYSTEMS COMMUNICATION AND OBJECT RELATIONS GROUP THEORIES.
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Identifier
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AAI8312367
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identifier
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8312367
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Creator
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RAPPAPORT, GABRIELLA SIMONE.
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Contributor
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Dr. Laurence J. Gould
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Date
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1983
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Clinical
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Abstract
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Both the systems and object relations group theories have much to recommend them in the way of presenting a satisfyingly complete theoretical account of the phenomena they describe. Further, they are so mutually complementary in so many important ways, that a variety of interested people have made at least passing note of the usefulness and potential inherent in a theoretical integration. Most previous attempts at implementing such integration show evidence of a limited understanding of and sensitivity for one or the other, or both sets of, theories. Other attempts are marred by attempting to formulate an application of such an integration without setting forth the theoretical recalibration first. I shall attempt to avoid both types of error by setting forth in some detail the major elements of both theories in a critical review of the literature. Then an integration will be achieved by noting as accurately as possible the points at which the two theories describe different aspects of the same phenomena in group behavior and synthesizing these points, thereby achieving some extension of each in integrative terms with the other. In sum, this constitutes the rationale and content of this dissertation.;The organization for this dissertation is as follows. The first chapter critically reviews a carefully selected set of fundamental principles of systems communication theory as it is based on general systems theory. Only those elements have been included which seem to be useful in terms of an integration with object relations theory. The second chapter critically reviews similarly carefully selected fundamentals of object relations theory as set forth by M. Klein (1975a, 1975b) and object relations group theory as set forth by W. Bion (1968). Again, only relevant parts of both are included. Included in this chapter is a brief critical review of the works of theorists who have previously mentioned or attempted integration of systems and object relation theories. The third chapter will address the integration that the current author proposes. Chapter four will illustrate and expand this synthesis using the play, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Albee, 1962). The final chapter will note areas for future exploration.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Clincial Psychology
