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Figure 9.2 Structural Analysis of Social Behavior (SASB).
and hostile differentiation (e.g., affirming, ignoring) not
defined within the IPC structure, as well as describing the
introjected relationship with self. Although the vertical
dimensions and complexity of SASB set it apart from the
IPC, the same geometric assumptions are applicable. Inter-
personal behaviors located along the perimeters of the SASB
circles (identified as clustersin SASB terminology) represent
blends of the basic dimensions with the same geometric
relations among clusters on each surface.
To complete the description, we note that attachment
concepts have been incorporated into the SASB structure
(Benjamin, 1993, 1996a, Florsheim et al., 1996; Henry,
1994). Boxes in Figure 9.2 denote that interpersonal elements
on the right side of the circles (affirm-disclose, reciprocal
love, protect-trust) represent the attachment group (AG).
Interpersonal elements on the left side of the circles (blame-
sulk, attack-recoil, ignore-wall off) represent the disrupted
attachment group (DAG).
Using this expanded taxonomy, SASB describes a
dyadic interpersonal unit—that is, a real or internalized
relationship—rather than the qualities of a single interactant.
For example, psychotherapy research using SASB has