The Heart of the Matter: Perspectives on Emotion in Marital TherapySusan M. Johnson, Leslie S. Greenberg Examines the role of affective processes in intimate relationships from the perspectives of various psychotherapeutic traditions. Uses case examples to demonstrate how therapists can address emotion in cognitive-behavioral, systemic, humanistic, experiential, and dynamic ego-analytic approaches. Discusses varied conceptions of emotion, and explores how affective processes can influence the disintegration and repair of intimate bonds. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
Contents
THEORY | 3 |
AFFECT IN COUPLE RELATIONSHIPS | 23 |
AN ATTACHMENT VIEW | 46 |
HELPING COUPLES MAKE AUTHENTIC EMOTIONAL | 75 |
A SPIRAL MODEL OF INTIMACY by Mario Cusinato | 108 |
THE ROLE OF EMOTION IN RELATIONSHIP | 124 |
EMOTION IN THE CONTEXT OF SYSTEMIC MARITAL | 151 |
THE PERSPECTIVE | 172 |
EMOTION AND BEHAVIORAL COUPLE THERAPY | 207 |
TOWARD AN INTEGRATED MODEL OF NEGATIVE | 227 |
AN AGENDA FOR MARITAL THERAPY by John M Gottman | 256 |
A SYNTHESIS | 297 |
NAME INDEX | 325 |
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