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First published in 1996. This books presents a problem-solving model of marriage and couples therapy called the Intersystem Model, which assesses and treats couples' problems from individual, interactional, and intergenerational perspectives. The authors address problems of commitment, intimacy, anger, and conflict, and the complexities relating to the treatment of depression: addictions and extramarital sexuality, marital adjustments to aging, and problems of inhibited sexual desire. They suggest techniques therapists can use to resolve problems that may occur in couples therapy and ways couple can move toward a higher level of functioning and personal growth.
List of contents
Chapter 1 THE ELUSIVE ELIXIR: FOSTERING HOPE IN MARITAL-RELATIONSHIP THERAPY, Larry Hof; Chapter 2 COMMITMENT AND INTIMACY, Gerald R.Weeks; Chapter 3 ANGER AND CONFLICT: THEORY AND PRACTICE, Gerald R.Weeks, LarryHof; Chapter 4 CONFLICT UTILIZATION: A SYNTHESIS OF THE WHOLE, Gerald R.Weeks, LarryHof; Chapter 5 A HAPPY MARRIAGE: PAIRING COUPLES THERAPY AND TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION, BonnieHoward, Gerald R.Weeks; Chapter 6 ADDICTIONS IN MARITAL/RELATIONSHIP THERAPY, MarthaTurner; Chapter 7 WORKING THROUGH THE EXTRAMARITAL TRAUMA: AN EXPLORATION OF COMMON THEMES, AprilWestfall; Chapter 8 MARITAL ADJUSTMENT TO LIFE CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH AGING, Paul R.Sachs; Chapter 9 INHIBITED SEXUAL DESIRE, Gerald R.Weeks; NAME INDEX SUBJECT INDEX;
About the author
Gerald R. Weeks, Ph.D. Director of Training, PENN Council For Relationships; Clinical Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine.
Larry Hof, M.Div. Chief Operating Officer, PENN Council For Relationships; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pastoral Counseling in Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine.
