Couples in collusion short-term, assessment-based strategies for helping couples disarm their defenses

When a couple enters therapy, both partners have either explicit or implicit understandings of what can-and, more importantly, cannot-be discussed in therapy. Even when empirically tested assessments are used to help pinpoint areas of concern and conflict, couples may choose to identify only those a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bagarozzi, Dennis A. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Routledge 2012, c2013.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Family therapy and counseling series.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798251006719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Couples in Collusion; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Series Editor's Foreword; Introduction; 1. A Couple's Presentation as a Collusive Defense; 2. Marital Structure, Interactive Dynamics, and the Self; 3. Assessment: Theoretical and Practical Considerations; 4. Revisiting the Presenting Problem as a Collusive Defense: Treatment Guidelines and Case Studies; 5. Acting Out and Monitoring and Restraining: An Overview; 6. Acting Out: Case Examples and Treatment; 7. Monitoring and Restraining: Case Example and Treatment; 8. Complementary Defensive Systems: Couple Mythologies
  • 9. Further Assessment Considerations: Primitive Defenses in Borderline and Narcissistic Disorders10. Working With Primitive Defenses in Couple Therapy: Case Examples of Borderline and Narcissistic Dynamics; Epilogue; Appendix A: Follow-Up Questionnaire; Appendix B: Relationship Problems Questionnaire; Appendix C: Guidelines for Speakers and Receivers; References; Index