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Explores how relational analysts handle the extreme, uncontrollable emotional shifts in therapy. Clinical Approach

Bromberg argued that dissociation is not just a defense mechanism in psychopathology but a universal mental mechanism that allows individuals to manage conflict by separating incompatible experiences. bromberg

Focuses on the clinical process of moving from dissociation to recognition, helping patients integrate disparate states. This concept describes the therapeutic goal of enabling

This concept describes the therapeutic goal of enabling patients to become "participant-witnesses" of their own inner worlds—to be able to experience intense emotions without immediately dissociating or acting them out. Key Publications

Departing from traditional views that focused primarily on internal fantasy, Bromberg emphasized "relational trauma"—the destructive interpersonal events that disrupt a patient’s sense of self and create disconnected self-states.

Bromberg emphasized that implicit, affective communication (embodied sensations, art, dreams) is just as critical in therapy as spoken language. Key Publications