family psychotherapy: fusion/intersubjective fusion
Fusion is a condition of extreme binding between two or more persons; it is a characteristic of pathologically close ("symbiotic") family systems. In such systems self/object differentiation has been inadequately developed.*
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*Extracted with permission from Simon, Fritz et al Language of Family Therapy - A Systemic Vocabulary and Source Book (Family Process Press Series) Paperback 1985 Family Process, Inc.