Episode 212: The three goals of human interaction

The three goals of human interaction is a concept developed by Marsha Linehan for his dialectal behavior therapy module on interpersonal effectiveness. According to Linehan, there are really only three goals humans can have when interacting with others: effectiveness, harmony, and self-respect. Ideally, all three goals are (more or less) met in the course of our interactions; however, sometimes this isn’t practically possible. Linehan advocates the conscious and strategic prioritization of one goal over the others in these cases. I’ll discuss more in this episode. #dbt #relationships #communication