Building long-term relationships
Subtitle: stumbling blocks or building blocks
By: John W. Loeff ; illustrated by Joe Bilicic
Contributors: Bilicic, Joe
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Llumina Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Tamarac, FL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9781605948300
Subjects: Marriage counseling; Marriage; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships; Communication in marriage
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: What to expect: Romantic, passionate or compassionate love; What not to expect; title: Communication: Perception; Transactional analysis; title: Listening: Psychological environment; Language; title: Internal relationships: Phases of relationships; Intimate relationships; External relationships; title: Personality: Family history; Social influence; Trait models; title: Developmental states of a marriage: The ten stages of marriage; title: Problem solving: Motivation; Parent-teenager relationships; Adolescents; title: Negotiating: Power; Emotions; Anger management; Mediation; title: Managing change: Lifestyle changes; Smoking and drinking; An affair; title: Ethics: Ethical factors for business; Religion and spirituality; title: Afterword: The future of marriage: New direction; Old direction; Combining the new and old directions; Status quo.