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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.
Summary
The authors discuss therapy using the Intersystem Model, which assesses and treats couples' problems from individual, interactional, and intergenerational perspectives. They address the common problems of commitment, intimacy, anger, and conflict, and the complexities relating to the treatment of d
