dynamic = "influencing circumstance(s)"?

[Dan Goncharoff]

I am very confused.

I have seen the phrase "family dynamic" my whole life. GB confirms use in
psych books from the 60s.

I don't think there is anything new about this phrase, except perhaps in
OED.

DanG

On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 8:57 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> CNN reports that Mitch Daniels has acceded to his family's wishes that he
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> CNN sums up his situation as a "complicated family dynamic."
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> Not in OED.
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