title: Communicating the relational shift: separation among adult twins.
abstract: In reviewing the literature on twin separation, the authors argue that achieving a "relational shift" (the ability to separate yet retain feelings of closeness), may be problematic for this sibling group. A descriptive communication framework is presented using the concepts of relational redefinition and types of verbal and nonverbal codes. Implications are presented for twins developing third-party relationships, inseparable twins, therapy, and research.
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003858:Dependency, Psychological; D004291:Dominance-Subordination; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D007207:Individuation; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D009769:Object Attachment; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012106:Research; D012801:Sibling Relations; D014427:Twins / Q000523:psychology*