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Bateson presented some                   BATESON
notions (that I would
guess are now discredited)
about schizophrenia:

A social theory of schizophrenia as a
disease of logical context shifts.            "Double binds"
Visiting the mother, offering her flowers
saying "Your home is so tidy, I wanted to
offer you something beautiful but messy."
Response: "Oh they're not messy, I'll just
trim some of the brown spots off."
Conclusion: She ignored what was said, and
more than that, tried to transform it into
a different thing, an apology rather than
an attack.  Could growing up with someone      A beautiful, though
like this lead to schizophrenia?               quite messy, theory.


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