Couples & Family

Men and women seek different elements of intimacy. This book argues that a failure to understand the opposite gender's intimacy needs can contribute to relationship distress. Jane Ridley explores potentially critical periods and turning points in a...

Considers the family-of-origin approach to the psychiatric counselling of adults in marital, family and individual therapy. The text discusses theoretical and clinical implications and provides three case studies to illustrate the application of this...

`This book is an outstanding contribution to existing knowledge about bereavement. It breaks new ground in a number of respects: It advances understanding beyond interpersonal level analysis to explore phenomena of grief and grieving in an interpersonal...

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Why are Americans so bad at marriage? It's certainly not for lack of trying. By the early 21st century Americans were spending billions on marriage and family counselling, seeking advice and guidance from some 50,000 experts. And yet, the divorce rate...

This significant book explains why family psychology-an entirely different field from family therapy-provides a cutting-edge description of human behavior in context and as such represents the wave of the future in psychology. Family Psychology: Theory,...

The family plays a central role in the mental health of children. This study of the family in relation to child development and dysfunction explores whether there are critical family characteristics that are reliably predictive of childhood dysfunction -...

Research shows that many adults with serious mental illness live with or maintain contact with their families. But families are rarely given information about their relative's illness and their own needs for support are ignored. To be optimally...

This comprehensive examination of therapy with children from ethnic minorities introduces a culturally-relevant theoretical framework to aid appropriate assessment and therapeutic guidelines for work with such clients. After an introductory discussion of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982895153Author Nathalie ConcepcionFormat PaperbackPage Count 174Imprint Amarna Books and MediaPublisher Amarna Books and MediaWeight(grams) 240g

An Innovative Approach to Family Therapy This breakthrough book takes you beyond the theoretical boundaries that currently constrain family therapy and leads instead to an innovative approach. The authors analyze the different orientations of family...

Couples and family psychology is a broad and general specialty in professional psychology that is founded on an understanding of the human experience in a systems context. For the public, the terms "couples" and "family" provide a...

The definitive guide to premarital counseling This is the best premarital counseling guide I have seen in more than three decades in the family therapy and family life education fields. - William C. Nichols, editor, Contemporary Family Therapy Following...

First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9780898629088Author Lyman C. WynneFormat PaperbackPage Count 487Imprint Guilford PublicationsPublisher Guilford PublicationsWeight(grams)...

It is well known that alcohol abuse can have a devastating effect on a person's entire life, from work to social life to family relationships. The cycle of alcohol abuse is especially damaging when the individual is in a romantic relationship. When an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780978998004Author Karen ShawnFormat PaperbackImprint Ben Yehuda PressPublisher Ben Yehuda PressWeight(grams) 454g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780393334128Author David S. GreenwaldFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint WW Norton & CoPublisher WW Norton & Co

Counselling techniques that can help families regain control and causes of families breaking up are among the topics explored in this ethnographic account of therapeutic sessions. Two very different views of what a family is and how it becomes `out of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615687599Author Ford BakerFormat PaperbackImprint Lifesystems PressPublisher Lifesystems PressWeight(grams) 113g

This significant volume brings together noted clinicians to offer practical ways of using narrative and other discursive methods of therapy. The innovative ideas presented build upon the social constructionist thinking that has influenced the field for...

These are some of the issues addressed by the Kardeners in Breaking Free: How Chains From Childhood Keep Us From What We Want. * Why do our best intentions so often go awry? * What prompts people to engage in behaviors that have the opposite outcome from...

The title of this book is taken from Albert Camus, who wrote, "In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer." Indeed, the AIDS epidemic has hit like a cold blizzard in the gay community and in inner cities...

Most research and couple therapy modalities tend to be normed on white European American couples and fail to include research on Black couples. This volume fills a void in the theory, research, and practice of couples therapy where clinicians have...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781803391281Author Robin WesleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 134Imprint Robin WesleyPublisher Robin WesleyWeight(grams) 249g

This classic text helps professionals and students understand and address cultural and racial issues in therapy with African American clients. Leading family therapist Nancy Boyd-Franklin explores the problems and challenges facing African American...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798885045452Author Cheli LangeFormat PaperbackPage Count 254Imprint New Degree PressPublisher New Degree PressWeight(grams) 299g

Widely adopted, this valued course text and practitioner guide has expanded the understanding of family normality and healthy functioning in our increasingly diverse society. The editor and contributors are at the forefront of research and clinical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789814952569Author Wayne WestFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Jw ChoicesPublisher Jw ChoicesWeight(grams) 177g

This fascinating review of what social psychologists know about love, sex and intimacy puts to rest some tired cliches on the subject. Begins by asking "What is this thing called love?" and finds that people distinguish between two kinds of...

This book examines marriage and family therapy as a moral paradigm. The author begins with an account of the wider social contexts in which therapy must workowithin a social structure that is filled with prejudice and injustice. Lageman demonstrates that...

Becoming a parent, once the expected outcome of adulthood, is increasingly viewed as a potential threat to the most basic goals and aspirations of modern life. We seek self-fulfillment; we want to liberate women to find meaning and self-worth outside the...

The book is divided into six sections: Theory (includes articles on the study of the family and human communication); Research (reports of research projects); Training (use of videotape, training of nonprofessionals); Normality, Neurosis, and Psychosis;...

Showing how to weave assessment into all phases of therapy, this indispensable text and practitioner guide is reader friendly, straightforward, and practical. Specific strategies are provided for evaluating a wide range of clinical issues and concerns...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781988058832Author Rebecca RosenblatFormat HardbackPage Count 228Imprint Manor House Publishing Inc.Publisher Manor House Publishing Inc.Weight(grams) 413g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780393706031Author Thelma Jean GoodrichFormat PaperbackPage Count 308Imprint WW Norton & CoPublisher WW Norton & Co

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781989420089Author Holly FourchalkFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint Vector CatalystPublisher Vector CatalystWeight(grams) 259g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439258682Author Catherine WheelerFormat PaperbackPage Count 282Imprint Booksurge PublishingPublisher Booksurge PublishingWeight(grams) 562g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439206355Author Tony GarasciaFormat PaperbackPage Count 268Imprint Booksurge PublishingPublisher Booksurge PublishingWeight(grams) 281g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439241776Author Jenny GardnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 308Imprint Booksurge PublishingPublisher Booksurge PublishingWeight(grams) 454g