The Evaluation and treatment of marital conflict : a four-stage approach
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The Evaluation and treatment of marital conflict : a four-stage approach
Basic Books, c1987
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Bibliography: p. [275]-278
Includes index
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Description
Couples seek therapy for a variety of reasons, from short-lived adjustment difficulties to deeply entrenched conflict. Yet marital therapy has lacked a conceptual framework for matching treatment to a couple's particular problem. This outstanding new book, by a team of researcher-clinicians from the centre for Family Learning, is the first to address this deficiency.The authors systematically assess the duration and intensity of a couple's present conflict, as well as how the spouses function alone and in their extended families. They have found that troubled couples tend to fall into one of four categories, each best suited to a particular treatment program. The mild conflicts of stage one, for example, respond well to a six-week educational program whereas the extreme anger and alienation of stage three is best handled without direct confrontation.The authors describe their evaluation and treatment procedures,including assessing multigenerational systems, dealing with triangles, and reducing emotional arousal,and illustrate their explanations with lengthy case illustrations and session-by-session transcripts. Because it offers a carefully articulated, clinically tested method of treating a broad range of marital problems, this valuable book makes a unique and much-needed contribution to the field.
Table of Contents
- * Introduction: A Model of Marriage and Marital Conflict
- Development of Our Approach Part One: The Nature and Causes of Marital Conflict * The Sources of Marital Stress * The Marital Dyad: A Theoretical Overview * Triangles * Triangles Within the Family * Dimensions of the Individual in Marital Conflict Part Two: Evaluating and Treating the Four Stages of Marital Conflict * Identifying the Stage of Marital Conflict * The Treatment of Stage I * The Treatment of Stage II * The Treatment of Stage III * The Treatment of Stage IV
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