Stephen J. Betchen

Intrusive Partners - Elusive Mates

The Pursuer-Distancer Dynamic in Couples

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

When two people form a relationship or marry, they begin to move towards one another with the expectation of closeness. The emotionality or intensity that accompanies this process, however, may result in fusion followed by a desperate need for space or distance. Intrusive Partners - Elusive Mates is the first book to deal exclusively with the pursuer-distancer interaction, and to focus significant attention on the emerging male pursuer-female distancer dynamic. This book revisits Fogarty's work, traces the concept over time and across different professional fields, and discusses in detail the concepts correlation with gender issues and social change. A detailed, step-by-step model of treatment to aid in de-escalating this potentially problematic style is also offered. The model in and of itself is unique because it integrates psychoanalytic conflict theory and psychodynamic systems theory into one treatment approach. This book is intended to offer the therapist a model for understanding and effectively discussing this dynamic, while at the same time allowing couples to read and explore it on their own.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. November 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 354g
• ISBN-13: 9781138973305
• ISBN-10: 1138973300
• Artikelnr.: 44316666

Autorenporträt

Stephen J. Betchen, D.S.W., is a licensed marriage and family therapist, an AASECT certified diplomate and supervisor of sex therapy, and an AAMFT clinical member and approved supervisor. He maintains a full-time private practice in Cherry Hill, New Jersey specializing in marital/couples and sex therapy

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction: Understanding the
Pursuer-Distancer Dynamic. Traits and Tendencies of the Pursuer and the
Distancer. Gender Roles and the Pursuer Distancer Dynamic. Biological
Determinants. Societal Influences and Changing Gender Roles. Familial
Influences. Family of Origin: The Emotional and Psychological. Development
of Pursuers and Distancers. Female Pursuers. Male Distancers. Male
Pursuers. Female Distancers. Treatment Model. Assessment. Mode and
Frequency of Treatment. Joining. Encouraging Individual Responsibility.
Constructing the Genogram. Uncovering Conflicts and Faciliatating
Differentiation. Labeling. Assigned Readings. Balancing Content and
Process. The Question of Intimacy. The Role of Medication. Transference and
Countertransference. Termination. Evaluating Sexual Dysfunction in the
Pursuer-Distancer Dynamic. Sex: A Common Context for the Pursuer-Distancer
Dynamic. Integrating Sex and Couples Therapy. Taking a Sexual History: The
Sexual Genogram. Male Sexual Disorders and the Pursuer-Distancer Dynamic.
Male Erectile Disorder. Premature Ejaculation. Male Orgasmic Disorder.
Female Sexual Disorders and the Pursuer-Distancer Dynamic. Female Orgasmic
Disorder. Vaginismus (Pelvic Floor Muscle Pain) Hypoactive Sexual Desire
Disorder and the Pursuer-Distancer Dynamic. Same-sex Couples and the
Pursuer-Distancer Dynamic. Discrimination and Homophobia. Roles and
Relationship Fluidity. Relationship Commitment. Fusion, Sexual Desire, and
the So-called 'Lesbian Bed Death' Concept. Therapist Bias. Difficult Cases
and Case Failure. Triangulated Children. Death and Distancing. When One
Partner has Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. In Pursuit of
Marriage. The Ultimate Distancer. No Sexual Attraction, No Sexual Desire.
Other Contexts and the Pursuer-Distancer Dynamic. Intimate Partner
Violence. Employment (Work). Infidelity (Affairs). Alcohol Dependence and
Abuse. Epilogue. References. Index.