Linda Berg Cross

Gebundenes Buch

Couples Therapy

Beschreibung

Contents

• Introduction
• The Organization of the Book
• Learning aids Used in Each Chapter
• Which Clients Will benefit from the Information in This Book?
• Part I. The Resiliency Cornerstone: Creating an Optimistic Philosophy of Life
• Theoretical Orientation: Cognitive-Behavioral
• Rational Emotive Psychotherapy
• Restructuring and Reframing Marital Perceptions
• Metaphors
• The Marriage Tax
• Choose an Identity: Be a Duck or a Sponge
• The Art of a Successful Marriage
• Chapter 1. Anger and the Couple Relationship
• The Heads and Tails of Couple anger: Self-Imposed and Retaliatory Anger
• Self-Imposed Anger
• Retaliatory Anger
• The Three Worst Ways to Respond to Spousal Aggravation
• Positive Ways to Respond to Spousal Anger
• Types of Arguments Between Couples
• Anger and Violence
• Learning Aids
• Chapter 2. Depression and the Couple Relationship
• Marital Distress Provokes and Maintains Depression
• What Causes Depression?
• Common Personality Traits and Depression Marriage
• External Stress and Depression in Marital Relationships
• Coping Styles and Depression in Marriage
• The Protective Nature of Social Support
• Characteristics of Marriages with a Depressed Partner
• Effectiveness of Marital Therapy in Treating Depression
• Enlisting the Aid of a Resourceful Spouse
• Learning Aids
• Chapter 3. Anxiety and the Couple Relationship
• Anxiety: What Are the Symptoms?
• The Existential Meaning of Anxiety
• Couple Anxiety and the Use of Defense Mechanisms
• Provokers of Anxiety in Marriage
• Loneliness
• Maladaptive Responses to Anxiety: Alcohol Use, Anxiety, and the Marital Relationship
• Characteristics of the Anxiety-Reducing Spouse
• Learning Aids
• Part II. The Social Support Cornerstone: Creating Family and Community Roles That Enhance the Partner Relationship
• Theoretical Orientation: Sociocognitive
• The Cultural Influence of Work on Marital Relationships
• The Cultural Changes in Parenting and Their Effect on Family Life
• Cultural and Religious Diversity and Its Effect on In-Law Relationships
• Cultural Conflicts and the Wedding Ceremony
• Coping Strategies Characteristic of Intercultural In-Law Relationships
• The Phenomenon of Cultural Confusion
• Chapter 4. Parenting and the Couple Relationship
• The Task of Parenting
• The Bidirectional Approach: How Children Influence Parents
• Influence of Family Dynamics on Marital Relationships
• Developmental Tasks for Couples During the Family Life Span
• Learning Aids
• Chapter 5. Effects of Housework and Employment on Couple Relationships
• Housework and the Couple Relationship
• Employment and Its Effects on the Couple Relationship
• Major Types of Spillover
• Methods of Coping: Home-Based Work
• Learning Aids
• Chapter 6. In-Laws and the Couple Relationship
• In-Law Combinations
• Factors Affecting In-Law Relationships
• Learning Aids
• Part III. The Adaptability Cornerstone: From Adaptability to Rigidity--Reducing Conflict with Effective Communication
• Theoretical Orientation: Family Systems and Psychodynamics
• Psychodynamic Theories
• Systems Theories and Couple Communication
• Chapter 7. Communication
• What Do Couples Communicate About?
• Communication Problems
• Methods for Improving Marital Communication
• Learning Aids
• Part IV. The Self-Fulfillment Cornerstone: Creating a Spiritual Connection
• Theoretical Orientation: Humanistic and Theological
• Self-Fulfillment Through Commitment and Trust
• Organized Religion, Spirituality, and Marriage
• Eastern Religions, Personal Fulfillment, and Marital Fulfillment
• Judeo-Christian Religious Traditions, Personal Fulfillment, and Marital Satisfactions
• Personality Theories, Personal Fulfillment, and Marital Satisfactions
• Chapter 8. Sexuality and th

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 468
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 159mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 782g
• ISBN-13: 9780789014535
• Artikelnr.: 25470572