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Couples Therapy A Nontraditional Approach

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ISBN-10: 0471589896

ISBN-13: 9780471589891

Edition: 1981

Authors: Daniel B. Wile

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Presents an innovative approach to couples therapy based upon a nonadversary therapeutic model that encourages partners to incorporate their conflicts and fantasies into their relationship. Sets forth a critique of the psychoanalytic, behavioral, and systems approaches and describes techniques for patient-therapist collaboration and supportive therapeutic intervention on behalf of each partner, Includes strategies for handling angry partners, withdrawn partners, polarized partners, and patients who reject the therapist's interpretations.
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Book details

List price: $65.95
Copyright year: 1981
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/12/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.16" wide x 9.06" long x 0.45" tall
Weight: 0.748

DANIEL B. WILE is a psychologist in the private practice of individual and couples therapy in Oakland, CA. A Diplomate in Clinical Psychology of the American Board of Professional Psychology, Dr. Wile earned his A.B. at the University of Chicago and his Ph.D. at the University of California at Berkely. He has published on psychotherapeutic theory as well as on couples therapy, and has given numerous talks, courses, demonstrations, and workshops on couples therapy.

Background Theory
Depth Analysis Versus Ego Analysis
Traditional Approaches To Couples Therapy
The Psychoanalytic Approach
The Systems Approach
The Behavior Therapy Approach
Special Characteristics of My Approach
The Inevitability of Fantasy and Alienation
Love and Compromise
An Individual Oriented Systems Approach
An Insight Approach to Couples Therapy
Resistance and Disqualification
Major Forms of Intervention
Clarifying Each Partner's Position
Taking Each Partner's Side: Paired Binds Interpretations
Developing a Shared Perspective
Application To Classic Partner Types
Withdrawn Partners
Angry Partners
Demanding-Withdrawn Partners
The Ultimate Expression of My Approach
Incorporating Problems into Relationships
Incorporating Fantasies into Relationships
References
Index