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Theory

Contact, Intimacy, and Need

Pages 116-119
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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“Contact” as discussed by Perls, and “intimacy” as discussed by T A theorists, refer to the same concept. Both involve two individuals who risk themselves in a coming-together with an unpredictable outcome. The article discusses the relationship between contact/intimacy and the phenomena of need, expectation, and awareness. It concludes with an exploration of contact/intimacy as a joint function of openness and activity.

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Janet Moursund

Janet Moursund, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Division of Counseling and Educational Psychology at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon.