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double bind
double bindn.1. A psychological impasse created when a person perceives that someone in a position of power is making contradictory demands, so that no response is appropriate.2. A situation in which a person must choose between equally unsatisfactory alternatives.double bind n a situation of conflict from which there is no escape; unresolvable dilemma dou′ble bind′
n. 1. a situation in which a person is faced with contradictory demands such that to obey one is to disobey the other. 2. dilemma (def. 1). [1955–60, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | double bind - (psychology) an unresolvable dilemma; situation in which a person receives contradictory messages from a person who is very powerfuldilemma, quandary - state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable optionspsychological science, psychology - the science of mental life |
double bind
double bindA no-win situation. When both of Sally's jobs scheduled her to work on the same day, she was put in a double bind. She needed both incomes and could not afford to lose either position.See also: bind, doublea double bind If you describe a situation as a double bind, you mean that the situation is impossible, because you have a problem that you cannot solve without causing another problem. It is the absent dad's double bind: abandon your children and you are attacked as irresponsible; fight to keep contact with them and you are accused of disrupting the child's new family life. Note: You can also say that you are in a double bind or are caught in a double bind. Women are in a double bind: they are expected to act like men, but are criticized when they do.See also: bind, doubledouble bind
double bind [dŭ´b'l bīnd´] a type of paradoxical communication or interaction in which one person demands a response to a message that contains mutually contradictory signals (verbal or nonverbal). The other person is unable to comment on the incongruity or to escape the situation.dou·ble binda type of personal interaction in which one receives two mutually conflicting verbal or nonverbal instructions or demands from the same person or different people, resulting in a situation in which either compliance or noncompliance with either alternative threatens one of the needed relationships.double bindn. A psychological impasse created when a person perceives that someone in a position of power is making contradictory demands, so that no response is appropriate.A situation in which option A and its alternative, option B, both have considerable disadvantages
Psychiatry An interpersonal dilemma in which a person is presented with mutually contradictory messages by another person, usually one who is respected by, or who has authority over, the person receiving the ‘mixed message’double bind
Words related to double bindnoun (psychology) an unresolvable dilemmaRelated Words- dilemma
- quandary
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