The impact of winning and losing on family interactions: A biological approach to family therapy

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 643-648

  Sloman, Leon ^a,b   Sturman, Edward D ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment theory; Defeat; Difference amplification; Family functioning; Involuntary defeat strategy; Involuntary winning strategy; Phylogenetic adaptation; Social rank theory; Victory

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ANXIETY DISORDER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DYSPHORIA; EMPOWERMENT; FAMILY INTERACTION; FAMILY RELATION; FAMILY THERAPY; FETAL WELL BEING; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYLOGENY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRUST;

EID: 84873049424     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371205701010     Document Type: Review

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