A talk with DBrandi Fink, a psychology researcher who has done work analyzing the interpersonal dynamics of couples and families, including couples and families having physical abuse and drug/alcohol abuse issues. We talk about: common physical and verbal behaviors that point to relationshipo problems; the work of famous relationship psychology expert John Gottman, who Fink worked with; the reasons why researchers and therapists attempt to quantify interpersonal behaviors; how analysis/coding systems work; and the challenges in coding behavior, which can often be ambiguous.
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People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast