1 option
The intimate couple / Jon Carlson & Len Sperry, editors ; foreword by Harry J. Aponte.
Van Pelt Library RC488.5 .I5845 1999
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marital psychotherapy.
- Intimacy (Psychology).
- Man-woman relationships.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 503 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Brunner/Mazel, [1999]
- Summary:
- Currently, there are as many definitions of intimacy as there are individuals writing about it. In this book, contributors agree -- despite their disparate theoretical orientation -- that individuals have a need for both belonging and autonomy, and that balancing these two needs is the basic challenge in intimate relationships.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Introduction: A Context for Thinking About Intimacy / Jon Carlson, Len Sperry 3
- Chapter 2 The Multilayered Context of Intimacy / Karen J. Prager 7
- Chapter 3 Levels and Styles of Intimacy / Len Sperry 33
- Chapter 4 Intimacy and Culture: A Solution-Focused Perspective / Insoo Kim Berg, Len Sperry, Jon Carlson 41
- Chapter 5 Creating Passion and Intimacy / Pat Love, Jan T. Brown 55
- Chapter 6 Marital Intimacy: Assessment and Clinical Considerations / Dennis A. Bagarozzi 66
- Chapter 7 The Measurement of Sunlight: Assessing Intimacy in Couples Therapy / Mark A. Karpel 84
- Section 2 Methods of Creating Intimacy
- Chapter 8 The Intimacy Dilemma: A Guide for Couples Therapists / Karen J. Prager 109
- Chapter 9 The Intimacy Styles Approach: A Cognitive-Behavioral Model for Understanding and Treating Problems of Intimacy / Arthur Freeman 158
- Chapter 10 The Object Relations of Sex and Intimacy / David E. Scharff 185
- Chapter 11 A Postmodern Perspective on Relational Intimacy: A Collaborative Conversation and Relationship with a Couple / Harlene Anderson, Diana Carleton, Susan Swim 208
- Chapter 12 Creating Intimacy Through Reality Therapy / Robert E. Wubbolding 227
- Chapter 13 Love is a Noun (Except When It's a Verb): A Solution-Oriented Approach to Intimacy / Steffanie O'Hanlon, Bill O'Hanlon 247
- Chapter 14 The Self-to-Self Connection: Intimacy and the Internal Family Systems Model / Richard C. Schwartz 263
- Chapter 15 The Issue of Intimacy in Marriage / Dorothy E. Peven, Bernard H. Shulman 276
- Chapter 16 Intimacy as a Goal and Tool in Adlerian Couples Therapy / Steven Slavik, Jon Carlson, Len Sperry 285
- Chapter 17 Experiential Approaches to Creating the Intimate Marriage / Augustus Y. Napier 298
- Chapter 18 Increasing Intimacy in Couples through Distance Writing and Face-to-Face Approaches / Luciano L' Abate 328
- Chapter 19 Integrated Psychoeducational Approach / Carlos Durana 341
- Chapter 20 The Power of Shared Subjectivity: Revitalizing Intimacy through Relationship Enhancement Couples Therapy / Maryhelen Snyder, Bernard G. Guerney, Jr. 359
- Chapter 21 Searching for the Mythical Mate: A Developmental Approach to Intimacy / Ellyn Bader, Peter T. Pearson 381
- Chapter 22 The Conscious Heart: A Body-Centered Approach to Creating Intimacy / Gay Hendricks, Kathlyn Hendricks 406
- Section 3 Intimate Challenges
- Chapter 23 Spiritual Intimacy: A Christian Perspective / Michael L. Dimitroff 421
- Chapter 24 Intimate Bisexual Couples / David R. Matteson 439
- Chapter 25 The Psychopathological Couple / Michael P. Maniacci 460.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0876308809
- OCLC:
- 39347380
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.