Jeffry H. Larson

The Great Marriage Tune-Up Book (eBook, PDF)

A Proven Program for Evaluating and Renewing Your Relationship

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

From Dr. Jeffry Larson-- the author of the best-selling Should We Stay Together? that was featured on the Today Show-- comes a must-have book for couples in a long-term relationship. All serious couples reach a point where they feel frustrated, stuck, bored, disillusioned, and misunderstood. But now, drawing on over fifty years of research in marital and family relationships, Dr. Larson provides helpful and easy-to-use quizzes, self-tests, and personal assessments that reveal why you're feeling this way, explain the underlying issues, and provide solutions to specific issues and problems. Throughout this practical book, Dr. Larson highlights strengths and weaknesses, and focuses on goals for improvement.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780787967772
• Artikelnr.: 38228236

Autorenporträt

Jeffry Larson, Ph.D., is chairperson, Department of Marriage and Family Therapy, Brigham Young University. He was chairperson of the Marriage Preparation Focus Group of the national Council on Family Relations and has been a marriage and family therapist for more than twenty-two years. He is the author of Should We Stay Together? (Jossey-Bass).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction.
1. Overcoming Myths About Marriage: The Three Stages of Marriage It s Your
Decision The Benefits of Knowing the Stages and Options MythsAbout Marriage
That Sustain Problems Debunking theMyths Moving Beyond the Myths: What We
Know.
2. The Marriage Triangle: Three FactorsThat Predict Your Marital
Satisfaction;
Where the Research Came From Assessment andthe Marriage Triangle.
3. Factor 1: Your Individual Traits;Traits That Cause Marriage Problems The
Role ofDysfunctional Beliefs Traits That Contribute to MaritalSatisfaction
Two Especially Vital Traits Scoring andInterpretation Guidelines Guidelines
for ImprovingPersonality Traits and Attitudes Two Key Attitudes forMarital
Satisfaction Emotional Problems and PhysicalHealth Dysfunctional Beliefs
That Hinder MaritalSatisfaction Adjusting for Differences Your Big Picture.
4 Factor 2: Your Couple Traits;
Couple Communication Assessment Exercise TheImportance of Communication
Conflict ResolutionSkills Flooding and Soothing: A Negative Trait and
aPositive Trait Intimacy: The Reason We Got Married Consensus Cohesion
Dealing with Power Problems Scoring and Interpretation Guidelines More
SeriousMarital Problems Your Big Picture.
5 Factor 3: Your Personal and RelationshipContexts;
Personal Context: Family-of-Origin Influences Relationship Context:
Stressors Affecting Marriage Marriage Competitors: Work, Parenting, and
OutsideInterests Scoring and Interpretation Guidelines Your Big Picture.
6 Your Own Personal Marriage Triangle:Putting the Three Factors Together;
Using the Summary Sheet Completing Your OwnSummary Sheet.
7 Additional Resources for Marriage Tune-Ups: Individual Traits Resources
Couple Traits Resources Context Resources Organizations for
MarriageEnrichment How to Find a Competent Therapist.
Notes.
The Author.