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Communication and abnormal behaviour.

Ciba Foundation Symposium

|January 1, 1979

Summary

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This paper explores normal and abnormal behavior, focusing on verbal and non-verbal communication. It examines how social systems, individual psychology, and sociological concepts influence interaction and treatment outcomes.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Sociology
Communication Studies

Background:

Normal and abnormal behaviors share similarities, particularly in communication patterns.
Communication within social systems encompasses verbal and non-verbal interactions, eliciting cognitive, behavioral, or physiological responses.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore normal and aberrant communication between individuals.
To analyze communication through individual, situational, and interactional perspectives.
To highlight the role of sociological concepts in understanding behavior within social contexts.

Main Methods:

Examined communication from individual (psychoanalytic, humanist-existential) and social interactional viewpoints.
Applied sociological concepts like stigma, labeling, and illness behavior.

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Considered metaphors of social interaction, such as the 'pain game' and 'spiral of reciprocal perspectives'.

Main Results:

Communication is central to social systems, influencing individual responses.
Sociological factors significantly shape illness behavior and social perceptions.
Psychological treatments utilize communication to facilitate change through various therapeutic metaphors.

Conclusions:

Understanding communication is key to differentiating normal and abnormal behavior.
Social and individual factors are intertwined in shaping human interaction and behavior.
Communicatory aspects are fundamental to the efficacy of psychological interventions.