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cotherapy

n. therapy by two therapists working with a client, pair of clients (e.g., a couple), family, or group to enhance understanding and to change behavior and relationships during treatment.

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November 18th 2024

family romance

family romance

a common childhood fantasy in which a child imagines that he or she is the offspring not of his or her biological parents but of a noble or royal personage. Sigmund Freud saw this as rooted in the Oedipus complex. See foster-child fantasy.