Feeling good together
Subtitle: the secret of making troubled relationships work
By: David D. Burns.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Broadway Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780767920704
Subjects: Interpersonal conflict; Conflict (Psychology); Interpersonal relations; Cognitive therapy
Table of contents: title: Why can't we all just get along?; title: What the experts say; title: The dark side of human nature; title: Why we secretly love to hate; title: Ideas that can change your life; title: Diagnosing your relationship; title: How good is your relationship? : the relationship satisfaction test; title: What do you really want?; title: The price of intimacy; title: Let's get specific : one moment of enlightenment; title: Good vs. bad communication; title: How we control other people; title: Troubled couples; title: How to develop loving relationships; title: With the people you care about; title: The five secrets of effective communication; title: The disarming technique; title: What is empathy?; title: Inquiry : "did I get that right?"; title: "I feel" statements; title: Stroking : "I  it" vs. "I thou" relationships; title: Putting it all together : solutions to common relationship problems; title: Making the five secrets work for you; title: Mastering the five secrets; title: Using the five secrets in real time : the intimacy exercise; title: Intimacy training for couples : the one-minute drill; title: Common traps and how to avoid them; title: "Help! the five secrets didn't work!"; title: Helping and problem-solving; title: Hiding your head in the sand : conflict phobia and anger phobia; title: Apologizing : "can't I just say, 'I'm sorry'?"; title: Submissiveness : "I must please you"; title: Resistance revisited : "why should I have to do all the work?"; title: Advanced techniques; title: Changing the focus : is there an elephant in the room?; title: Positive reframing : opening the door to intimacy; title: Multiple-choice empathy : how to talk to someone who refuses to talk to you.