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1. A psychological impasse created when contradictory demands are made of an individual, such as a child or an employee, so that no matter which directive is followed, the response will be construed as incorrect.

2. A situation in which a person must choose between equally unsatisfactory alternatives; a punishing and inescapable dilemma.

double bind

a situation of conflict from which there is no escape; unresolvable dilemma

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double bind - (psychology) an unresolvable dilemma; situation in which a person receives contradictory messages from a person who is very powerful

dilemma, quandary - state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life

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double bind (redirected from double binds)

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