Interpersonal Perception: Selected Works of R D Laing Vol 6

The central theme of this study is the experiences, perceptions and actions that occur when two human beings are engaged in a meaningful encounter. Alothough dyadic reltionships represent perhaps the most universal and frequent type of interaction between people, at the time that this book was originally published in 1966, they had received comparatively little attention from psychologists. The Interpersonal Perception Method (IPM) which the authors devised is designed to measure and provide understanding of the conjunctions, and disjuntions of 2 individuals in respect of a range of key issues with which they may be concerned. Most of the material presented centres around the husband and wife relations, but the application of the method extends to all other 2 person situations, as well as to many aspects of 'we-they' relations. The first part of the book is concerned with theoretical explorations; the second with the application of the IPM illustrated by a number of examples.