Working With The Couple By Jane And Charlize

Gehart, D. R., & Tuttle, A. R. (2003). Theory-based treatment planning for marriage and family therapists. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Her frustrations are due to the various forms of isolation that have made their marriage the focus of outside forces. “In the distance, sky and prairie now were merged into one another linelessly. All round her it was gathering; already in its press and whimpering there strummed a boding of eventual fury.” (Ross 5) This is where the physical isolation and the mental isolation merge to form the ‘storm’ or the ‘Steven’ that would bring about the end of their marriage. The isolation of communication has cost them their relationship, where before, anything relating to infidelity would be ludicrous to exist, but now, it is a

During treatment Cognitive-Behavioral Couple Therapy (CBCT) and Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT) will use feedback sessions to help assess how the couple is doing in a positive way (Gurman, 2008). Both CBCT and IBCT both use conflict and emotional expressions as avenues for couples to express their affection and understanding for one another (Gurman, 2008). Both CBCT and IBCT also have the same value system of creating a general closeness and intimacy between partners (Gurman, 2008). Regardless of the differences, the two therapies have the general

The short story “The Love Of My Life” by T.C. Boyle's examines two couples who are imagined to be inseparable and how no love comes closer to theirs. The story follows young high school couples who are in the merge of a bright future. They are always together “wearing each other like a pair socks”. They idolized the love they share is something far from real and it is true love. While Jeremy is set to attend Brown and on the other hand China were in Binghamton things took wrong turn. Over the summer before their going to college they mistakenly conceived a baby while they are at a camping trip. The story was pleasant and everything was green and China and Jeremy went to a trip together and had sex. The couples were so keen to avoid this from

Mrs. Fox, by Sarah Hall was published in 2014. Mrs. Fox is a short story by Sarah Hall about a woman who turns into a fox during her pregnancy, much to the dismay of her husband. Mrs. Fox describes a woman who is not satisfied with her life with her husband, Mr. Fox. They both remain detached thorough the story. When Mrs. Fox turns into a fox, Mr. Fox does not understand why his wife was not happy or satisfied in her human life. Sarah Hall does a wonderful job of displaying out an unusually intriguing setting, a breath taking characterization of the two main characters Mr. and Mrs. Fox, and she displays a dark and modern theme, rightfully earning the BBC National short story

At first, after discovering she had frequent migraines, Didion denied her predicament. She felt embarrassed, like it was a secret that would enforce to others her negative qualities. Eventually, she began to accept the fact that migraines were simply something she would have to get used to.

Gottman couples therapy is an integrative approach that focuses on emotion, behavior, cognitive, and narrative approaches with in a systemic framework (Gottman & Gottman, 2013). This therapy is based on extensive research about how stable relationships work and how unstable relationships fail. The goal of Gottman therapy is to help couple process their inevitable fights, moments of miscommunication, or hurt feelings and to enable them to repair the relationship (Gottman & Gottman, 2013). Moreover, the goal is to “heal the wounds crated by regrettable incidents” (Gottman & Gottman, 2013, p. 95).

In Odd Couples, Anna Muraco interviews intersectional friendships between gay men and straight women as well as straight men and lesbian women. The author is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Muraco is careful to incorporate gender, sexual preferences, and age each time she mentions interviewees. Most of the intersectional friendships involve a gay man and straight woman; however, she makes a great effort to interview friendships between a straight man and lesbian woman, though sometimes these friendships may be difficult to find. The author aims to challenge two large assumptions. The first assumption she confronts is that men and women are fundamentally different. The second assumption is

You’ll be mine and I’ll be yours. Everything will be perfect until one screws up, but what if no one screws up? Yes, if no one screws up you made it to the finish line of a “happily ever after”. Love is such a crazy thing, one day is alive and growing and the next is fading until it completely dies. Everyone will have their own view on love, but love is vague, for one knows about today but not about tomorrow. In her critique of love, “Against Love,” Laura Kipnis offers a judgmental version of what constitutes “real love”. She questions whether we truly desire love, or rather, are conditioned to. She asserts that social forms accustomed us to pursue a love life so that we are entertained and wanted. But everyone has a different opinion on the matter. In his short story, “What We Talk about When We Talk about Love,” Raymond Carver tells the story of four different individuals in which he explores the perceptions of love by referring to their beliefs and experiences. One of the four characters, Mel, seems to have an unclear perspective on love himself as he questions his love life and asserts that everyone is entitled to look for love when is missing. If Mel was to have a conversation with Kipnis they would agree and disagree on certain ideas, for they both are able to understand the complexity of the matter. Mel would agree with Kipnis that society forces one to feel like a failure when love dies and that people move on because society expects us to, as he questions his

In the novel, the protagonist, Grant Wiggins, is dating a married woman by the name Vivian. Naturally, after first reading about Vivian and Grant’s relationship and thinking about my friend’s ex-boyfriend, I felt disgusted with Vivian. However, as the book progressed, I began to read more about, and into, their relationship. Oddly enough, I began to pity Vivian. I never truly realized how horrible Grant was with her until Grant suggested to her that they “go somewhere and spend the night. Baton Rouge, New Orleans-- anywhere” to which she replied, concerned, “My babies”. Now to any dedicated man, his girlfriend's concern should be felt by him even if it was only a microscopic amount. However, rather than feeling concerned, Grant halfheartedly brushed away Vivian's anxiety assuring her that “Dora will look after them, c’mon let’s go somewhere” (93 Gaines). Vivian had always been a pillar for Grant to lean on in his times of need, however, when Vivian needed him, he acted like bird, fleeing at the first sign of conflict. Vivian never had the financial or emotional support of her husband, whom she was separated from, and she did not have her family. In fact, my friend’s struggles and loneliness seemed to connect to Vivian more than anyone else in the novel, which had me confused because Vivian was the one cheating on her

NERVE is a New York Times Best Selling novel by Jeanne Ryan that has recently been converted into a major motion film. The story follows Vee, a senior in high school, notorious for being a shy behind-the-scenes-type-a-girl who becomes sick of being outshined by her friends. On a whim, Vee and enters NERVE; A GAME LIKE TRUTH OR DARE MINUS THE TRUTH. WATCHERS PAY TO WATCH, PLAYERS PLAY TO WIN CASH AND GLORY. Everything was harmless at first. But one challenge leads to another, and the prizes are simply too enticing to resist. Determined to stay in the game and win the grand prize, Vee and her partner Ian continue the competition -- until things turn sinister, deadly, and suddenly every resource for help is involved with the “game”.

After reading two articles it was interesting to note the differences and similarities between the two intellectual and highly respected individuals within the field of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT). Each makes many valid points yet with such opposing viewpoints. By taking a closer look at some specific areas one may see that though these men have different beliefs on how treatment should be conducted, there are also some parallels. Some of the topics will include the history and future of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT), what they agree and disagree on along with the challenges each has dealt with. Finally the author of this paper will provide insight as to what this means for her as she begins her journey to becoming a Marriage and Family therapist.

Participants. The study used previously collected pre-treatment data from a 5-year longitudinal study comparing the effectiveness of Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT) and Traditional Behavioral Couple Therapy (TBCT) (Christensen et al., 2004). Participants included 134 chronically and seriously distressed heterosexual couples seeking couple therapy in Los Angeles (71 couples) and Seattle (63 couples). To be included in the study, couples had to be legally married and cohabiting, be seeking couple therapy, and meet criteria for serious and stable marital distress based on measures of marital satisfaction administered at three different time points prior to the intervention. Additionally, both partners had to be between the ages of

Marriage Counseling is one of the best ways to solve marital hitches than working them out alone. Having another opinion, sometimes if the best thing couples need. Robert Bringle and Diane Byers wrote is full detail in “Intentions to Seek Marriage Counseling” about how intentions to seek marriage counseling have many differences and similarities based on the spouse’s attitudes (299-304). Bringle and Byers believe, “Typically, persons seek marriage counseling after they decided to act on perceived need” (Bringle and Byers 299, par. 6). Reese Danley Kilgo, author of “Counseling Couples in Groups: Rationale and Methodology,” describes how counseling in groups is one of the most recent development in psychotherapy and marriage counseling (377). Kilgo believes that “Counseling is the use of this relationship to facilitate problem-solving and to teach interpersonal relationship skills” (377). Knowing more about your spouse can create a better relationship, though the knowledge about their personality. Kilgo states that “Marriage counseling requires couples to have self- understanding and acceptance; problem solving; improve personal relationship and greater happiness overall” (377). One of the major keys to counseling is that the counselor is efficient and that their skills in creating the relationship

“The Dancing Couple” is an amazing painting by the one and only Jan Steen, who was a Dutch painter of the 17th century. In the painting, most of the men are wearing hats and most women are wearing long dresses. The ground has some objects such as a shoe, a barrel, egg shells, a bucket, and some flowers. To the right of the painting, there are two people playing musical instruments. The folkal point of the painting is the couple dancing, which is in the title.