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Author Betchen, Stephen J

Title Master Conflict Therapy : a New Model for Practicing Couples and Sex Therapy
Published Milton : Routledge, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (215 pages)
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Section I: Understanding Master Conflict Therapy (MCT); Chapter 1: Introduction: Definitions, History, and Influences; The Call for Integration; The Freudian Influence; The Problem with Choice; Choosing a Life Partner; The Greeks, Freud, and Conflict; Nietzsche, Freud, and Conflict; MCT: A Personal Journey; Summary; References; Chapter 2: Key Features of a Master Conflict; Fifteen Fast Facts; The Power of a Master Conflict; The Development of Relationship Symptoms; Summary; References
Chapter 3: Master ConflictsAcceptance vs. Rejection; Adequacy vs. Inadequacy; Closeness vs. Distance; Commitment vs. Freedom; Conformity vs. Rebellion; Control vs. Chaos (Out-of-Control); Getting Your Needs Met vs. Caretaking; Giving vs. Withholding; Justice vs. Injustice; Legitimacy vs. Illegitimacy; Person vs. Object; Power vs. Passivity; Resolution vs. Misery; Satisfaction vs. Disappointment; Security vs. Risk; Self vs. Loyalty (Others); Specialness vs. Ordinariness (Less than Ordinary); Success vs. Sabotage (Big vs. Small); Trust vs. Distrust; Others (Conflict Adjustment); Summary
Rodrigo and Angela: Closeness vs. DistanceGenito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder; Frank and Merjan: Giving vs. Withholding; Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder; Adam and Rebecca: Self vs. Loyalty (Others); Summary; References; Chapter 7: Male Sexual Disorders; Premature (Early) Ejaculation; Jack and Carolyn: Success vs. Sabotage (Big vs. Small); Erectile Disorder; Gopal and Bernadette: Adequacy vs. Inadequacy; Delayed Ejaculation; Joseph and Kerry: Conformity vs. Rebellion; Summary; References; Chapter 8: Selected Sexual Issues; Open Marriage (Swingers)
Madison and Carl: Conformity vs. RebellionOnline Infidelity; Jared and Samantha: Security vs. Risk; Sexual Abuse; Tom and Zoey: Specialness vs. Ordinariness; Summary; References; Epilogue; References; Index
Bibliography ReferenceSection II: Assessment and Treatment; Chapter 4: Assessment; Structuring the Therapy; Using the Genogram as an Assessment Tool; Questions for the Genogram; Content and Process; Identifying Incongruent Feelings and Behaviors; Assessing Sociocultural Factors; Summary; References; Chapter 5: Treatment; The 5-Stage Treatment Process; Exercises; Neutrality, Balance, and Boundaries; Broadening the Process; Treatment: Success and Failure; Termination and Relapse; Summary; References; Section III: Case Studies; Chapter 6: Female Sexual Disorders; Female Orgasmic Disorder
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Subject Couples therapy.
Marital psychotherapy.
Couples Therapy
Marital Therapy
Couples therapy
Marital psychotherapy
Form Electronic book
Author Davidson, Heather L
ISBN 9781351751100
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