1st Edition
The Heart Of The Matter: Perspectives On Emotion In Marital Perspectives On Emotion In Marital Therapy
355 Pages
by
Routledge
356 Pages
by
Routledge
360 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1995. Intimate relationships are at the core of our emotional life. There is no other context so infused by and responsive to the ebb and flow of human emotion. A large part of human communication is emotional communication, involving minute signals concerning closeness and distance, and dominance and submission. This information is of central importance in organizing... Read more
PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. EMOTION IN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS: THEORY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THERAPY PART II: AFFECT IN COUPLE RELATIONSHIPS AND THERAPY Section A: Dynamic Approaches: Ego-Analytic and Attachment 2. THE EGO-ANALYTIC APPROACH TO EMOTION IN COUPLES THERAPY 3. FROM SYMPTOM TO SIGNAL: AN ATTACHMENT VIEW OF EMOTION IN MARITAL THERAPY Section B: Humanistic and Experiential Approaches 4. HELPING COUPLES MAKE AUTHENTIC EMOTIONAL CONTACT 5. A SPIRAL MODEL OF INTIMACY 6. THE ROLE OF EMOTION IN RELATIONSHIP ENHANCEMENT MARITAL/FAMILY THERAPY Section C: Systemic Approaches 7. EMOTION IN THE CONTEXT OF SYSTEMIC MARITAL 8. EMOTION AND FAMILY LIVING: THE PERSPECTIVE
Biography
Susan M. Johnson, Ed.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Ottawa, Canada, and Director of the Marital and Family Therapy Clinic, Civic Hospital, Ottawa. Leslie S. Greenberg, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at York University, Canada.
