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two-person psychology

a term used in relational psychoanalysis to underscore its shift in theory from classical psychoanalysis, which emphasizes a patient’s intrapsychic life, to a perspective that emphasizes the importance of the dyad between a patient and analyst or therapist for forming self-understanding and relational meaning. Compare one-person psychology.

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November 11th 2024

endogenous smile

endogenous smile

a spontaneous or reflexive smile that is observed when an infant, early in life, is in a state of REM sleep. Characterized by a simple turning up of the corners of the mouth, such smiles are seen from birth and are not elicited by social stimulation. Compare social smile.