Use of structural analysis of social behavior (SASB) and Markov chains to study dyadic interactions.

Abstract

Benjamin's model for Structural Analysis of Social Behavior (SASB) is combined with Markov analysis to describe a critical incident in psychotherapy. The incident involved the acting out of pathological process, followed by the development of healthier alternatives in the context of Gestalt therapy. The SASB model classifies interpersonal transactions in terms of focus (other, self, or introjection), affiliation, interdependence (dominate-submit to give autonomy-take autonomy) and topic (primitive basics; approach-avoidance; need fulfillment, contact, nurturance; attachment; logic and communication; attention to self-development; balance in relationship; intimacy-distance; and identity). The results suggest the model is effective at describing dyadic interaction; addition of Markov chain procedures offers a promising methodology for denning pathological and constructive social process as well as the relation between the two.The quest for scientific yet clinically meaningful ways to study both pathological transactions in families and constructive interventions in psychotherapy is a major concern of academic clinical psychology. This search has taken on added importance with the advent of national health insurance, which will attempt to direct third-party payments to health care delivery systems that have demonstrated efficacy. Psychosocial therapies were found wanting by the President's Commission on Mental Health (1978), which also reported that behavior therapy and drug treat-I would like to thank Michael Church, William McKinney, Leslie Greenberg, Marjorie Klein, and some anonymous reviewers for their thoughtful comments on an earlier draft of this article. I would also like to acknowledge and thank Susan Estroff for her work as a rater and coauthor of the coding manual.The use of the University of Wisconsin's computing system was supported by funds from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Fund granted through the University Research Committee.Requests for reprints should be sent to Lorna

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