ISSN:0014-7370    

DOI:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1978.231_7.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1978

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

After briefly summarizing the major theoretical premises and treatment strategies of Behavioral Marriage Therapy (BMT), five major clusters of implicit assumptions in BMT are identified and critically examined: I. “The Rational Observing Ego Shall Conquer All”; II. “Behavior Should Not Mean, But Be”; III. “What's Sauce for the Goose is Sauce for the Gander”; IV. “Repression Is Good for Your Marital Mental Health”; V. “The Folly of the Therapist as Technician.” Throughout this analysis, the conceptual and clinical limitations of a strictly or predominantly behavioral approach to couples therapy are described, and BMT is reconsidered in the light of object relations theory and communication theory perspectives on marital dysfunctio

ISSN:0014-7370    

DOI:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1978.00121.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1978

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Two recent published reviews of research on behavioral marriage therapy stimulated us to supplement these accounts with additional relevant data. First, we place research on behavioral couples therapy in the broader context of outcome research on nonbehavioral marital therapy. We then summarize the results of 23 studies of behavioral couples therapy not included in these previous reviews and conclude that these additional data on controlled and comparative studies do little to enhance the current empirical status of the efficacy of behavioral marriage therapy and in no case do they establish the superiority of social learning approaches. It is concluded that an open mind to all sources of data on the efficacy of marital therapy is needed if the field is to make meaningful advances.

ISSN:0014-7370    

DOI:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1978.00139.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1978

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

This paper was written as a reply to a critique of behavioral marital therapy (BMT) by Gurman, Kniskern, and Knudson (6, 7). The reply is divided into four sections. First, the paper addresses the critics' comments on the conceptual model put forth by BMT, correcting and clarifying various misconceptions, and restating some of the basic ideological principles in the behavioral model. Second, the paper discusses behavioral change techniques and technology, along with extratechnological treatment considerations. Again, misrepresentations of BMT are corrected. Third, an analysis of the literature investigating the therapeutic efficacy of BMT is reviewed, and the conclusion is reached that BMT is demonstrably effective, at least for a substantial number of mildly to moderately distressed couples. Criticisms are made of the analysis of the same literature conducted by Gurman et al. We conclude that, contrary to the spirit of the paper by Gurman et al., BMT is a viable framework for conceptualizing and treating relationship problems and that the commitment of its adherents to experimental investigation promises continued evolution, refinement, and improvement.

ISSN:0014-7370    

DOI:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1978.00149.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1978

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

The Jacobson‐Weiss critique of the Gurman‐Knudson and Gurman‐Kniskern discussions of behavioral marriage therapy (BMT), while scholarly, derives from such a narrow conceptual set that, with only minor exceptions, Jacobson and Weiss have failed basically to comprehend the essence of our theoretical and logical criticisms of BMT. Moreover, a careful reanalysis of the research cited by our critics as evidence for the efficacy of BMT reveals the strength of the empirical foundation of this approach to have been greatly exaggerated. While few of our concerns about a predominantly behavioral approach to marriage therapy have been ameliorated by Jacobson and Weiss' commentary, some success seems to have been achieved in terms of our original purpose: to stimulate critical thinking about the premises and process of marital th

ISSN:0014-7370    

DOI:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1978.00165.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1978

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Although family therapy recognizes the importance of the social context as a determiner of behavior, family therapists have not examined the consequences of traditional socialization practices that primarily disadvantage women. The unquestioned reinforcement of stereotyped sex roles takes place in much of family therapy. A feminist therapy orientation that considers the consequences of stereotyped sex roles and the statuses prescribed by society for females and males should be part of family therapy practice. This paper describes the ways in which family therapists who are aware of their own biases and those of the family can change sexist patterns through applying feminist principles to such areas as the contract, shifting tasks in the family, communication, generational boundaries, relabeling deviance, modeling, and therapeutic alliances.

ISSN:0014-7370    

DOI:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1978.00181.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1978

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Gestalt therapy is described as a comprehensive framework of theory and techniques for experiential family therapy. Like other experientially oriented therapies, it is systems‐oriented, immediate‐experience‐oriented, and affect‐oriented. Unlike others, this method regards the client system's emergent processes as the central focus, and it emphasizes that growth occurs as the family and its members are helped to greater self‐awareness and responsibility for their own fu

ISSN:0014-7370    

DOI:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1978.00195.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1978

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

This paper presents an interactional approach to the problem of dysfunctional silencing in family therapy. Silencing is classified as dysfunctional if it satisfies two conditions: (a) it occurs repeatedly and independently of content, and (b) it functions as negative feedback that limits change in the family system. Dysfunctional silencing is defined as those efforts of one or more family members to limit change by repeatedly blocking the communication of another family member, who in turn colludes by tacitly agreeing to remain silent. The interactional approach presented utilizes conflict‐resolution techniques and videotape feedback; it is illustrated by a case exampl

ISSN:0014-7370    

DOI:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1978.00207.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1978

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

This paper reports the success of brief analytically oriented outpatient family therapy exclusively in treating an eight‐year old girl presenting with a short history of multiple tics involving facial, thoracic, and upper limb musculature, with associated hoarse coughing and grunting. Diagnostic features are reviewed. No medicines were used, and the patient remained asymptomatic nine months after ceasing family therapy. Tentative indications for family therapy for tiqueurs are propose

ISSN:0014-7370    

DOI:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1978.00217.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1978

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

A thorough investigation of the literature pertaining to therapy supervision reveals that supervision has never been examined from the viewpoint of the trainee. This paper examines live supervision of family therapy from that viewpoint. It suggests that live supervision is a powerful and effective tool—a tool that engenders strong emotional response

ISSN:0014-7370    

DOI:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1978.00225.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1978

数据来源: WILEY