num_pages: 335
description: Uses concept of the marriage contract to illuminate how &amp; why many marriages do not fulfill their purposes. Demonstrates a practical therapeutic approach for preventing &amp; treating marital problems. Will assist the therapist in helping the couple uncover &amp; explore the various unwritten &amp; unspoken terms of their contracts. As husband, wife, &amp; therapist become aware of the different contractual clauses &amp; focus on areas of basic disagreement, the partners can make concessions, working toward a single joint contract that is agreed upon at all levels of awareness. Shows how the therapist can predict an interactional pattern in various partnership combinations.
language: English
title: Marriage Contracts and Couple Therapy: Hidden Forces in Intimate Relationships
titlecomplete: Marriage Contracts and Couple Therapy: Hidden Forces in Intimate Relationships
publisher: Diane Pub Co