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The intimate couple / Jon Carlson & Len Sperry, editors ; foreword by Harry J. Aponte.

Van Pelt Library RC488.5 .I5845 1999
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Carlson, Jon.
Sperry, Len.
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

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