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Peer reviewedFriedman, Robert – American Journal of Family Therapy, 1994
Presents atheoretical short-term marital therapy model in which treatment is limited to six to eight sessions and focuses on special problems raised by couple and on couple's capacity to react positively to clinical suggestions. Describes highlights of therapy model: homework assignments, negotiation of conflict issues, communication training, and…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Marriage Counseling, Models, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedKersten, Karen Kayser – Family Relations, 1990
Examined the process of marital disaffection to determine whether there is a pattern of sequential stages. Developed three-phase model of disaffection from the results of in-depth interviews with 49 highly disaffected spouses. Results suggest that marital therapy must involve different goals and interventions during each phase of disaffection to…
Descriptors: Anger, Attachment Behavior, Interpersonal Relationship, Intimacy
Peer reviewedSherwood, John J.; Scherer, John J. – Small Group Behavior, 1975
The authors present a model which follows the development of a male-female relationship through dating, marriage and divorce. They discuss the factors that cause friction between a husband and wife and offer procedures for coping with such friction. (SE)
Descriptors: Dating (Social), Expectation, Family Problems, Interpersonal Relationship
