ABSTRACT
The 1950s was a time of radical reformulation within psychology regarding the definitions and nature of psychological problems and interventions. Within a representationalist context (Oshins, 1987a), Eriksonian approaches to hypnosis (Haley, 1972, 1973) attracted attention to subtle and often puzzling strategies of therapeutic intervention. The systems approach toward communication and feedback (Ruesch aand Bateson, 1968; Watzlawick, Beavin, and Jackson, 1967; Bateson, 1972) focused interest on various contexts of individuals in interaction within entire systems, including the observer or therapist.
