Lawrence Josephs

The Dynamics of Infidelity: Applying Relationship Science to Psychotherapy Practice

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book employs research in social, personality, and evolutionary psychology to explain and offer treatment approaches for individuals and couples suffering from infidelity.  

Produktdetails

• Verlag: American Psychological Association (APA)
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. September 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 259mm x 185mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9781433827983
• ISBN-10: 1433827980
• Artikelnr.: 48463650

Autorenporträt

Lawrence Josephs, PhD, is a professor of psychology at the Gordon F. Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies of Adelphi University. Dr. Josephs has been an editor for the International Journal of Psychoanalysis , book reviewer for Psychoanalytic Psychology, and a manuscript reviewer for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy. He has published articles in  Archives of Sexual Behavior, Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, Self and Identity, International Journal of Psychoanalysis, Psychoanalytic Psychology, Psychoanalytic Dialogues, Contemporary Psychoanalysis, Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, and Psychodynamic Psychiatry. In 2015 The New York Times published an op-ed piece written by Dr. Josephs called "When the Best Sex is Extra-Marital." Dr. Josephs has a private practice of individual and couples psychotherapy in New York City.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: To Cheat or Not to Cheat? The Evolution of Fidelity and
Infidelity
Chapter 2: Too Close for Comfort: Attachment Style and Infidelity
Chapter 3: The Wandering Eyes of Men and Women: Sex Differences in
Motivations for Infidelity
Chapter 4: Fatal Attractions: The Dark Triad and Infidelity
Chapter 5: Am I Sexually Desirable? Fidelity and Infidelity as Proof of
Mate Value
Chapter 6: Sexual Possessiveness and Jealousy: The Psychology of
Retaliatory Infidelity
Chapter 7: When the Best Sex Is Extramarital: Infidelity Throughout the
Lifespan
Chapter 8: The Problem of Begrudging Partner Sharing: When Cheaters Won’t
Leave Their Spouses
Chapter 9: Boys Gone Wild: Can Infidelity Be a Symptom of Sex Addiction?
Chapter 10: Marital Communication Styles That Predict Betrayal
Conclusion: Why People Remain Faithful
References
Index
About the Author