The Power of Powerlessness.

Weeks, Gerald; Johnson, Jackie

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Publication Date: 1980

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The Power of Powerlessness.

Weeks, Gerald; Johnson, Jackie

American Journal of Family Therapy, v8 n1 p44-47 Spr 1980

Power and the paradox of powerlessness are defined in terms of the resource exchange theory of Foa and Foa. Power is conceptualized as the possession of resources, e.g., love, status, and money. The Karpman triangle is used to illustrate the power behind the victim's powerlessness. (Author)

Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Case Studies, Individual Needs, Individual Power, Locus of Control, Patients, Power Structure, Psychological Patterns

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Language: English

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