Contact, Intimacy, and Need
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20179330 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janet P Moursund (corresponding author), Janet Moursund |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 116-119 |
| Publication date | 1985-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transactional Analysis Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-1537 • E-ISSN: 2329-5244 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1177/036215378501500202 |
| OpenAlex | W2577616374 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
“Contact” as discussed by Perls, and “intimacy” as discussed by T A theorists, refer to the same concept. Both involve two individuals who risk themselves in a coming-together with an unpredictable outcome. The article discusses the relationship between contact/intimacy and the phenomena of need, expectation, and awareness. It concludes with an exploration of contact/intimacy as a joint function of openness and activity
Openness to experience · Social contact · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |