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Peer reviewedFish, Linda Stone; And Others – American Journal of Family Therapy, 1984
Defines inhibited sexual desire (ISD) as a relational phenomenon best treated in the marital context. Discusses ISD as it relates to the central marital issues of power, intimacy, and boundaries. (JAC)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Inhibition, Interpersonal Relationship, Marriage Counseling
Peer reviewedRoberts, Thomas W. – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1992
Addresses lack of attention in marriage therapy literature to romantic love and sexual attraction. Notes that few guidelines are available to therapists concerning how to deal with love as an issue in therapy. Presents model based on assumption that marriage problems are emotional in nature and that success of marital therapists depends upon skill…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Attraction, Love, Marriage Counseling, Physical Attractiveness
Peer reviewedRegas, Susan J.; Sprenkle, Douglas H. – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1984
Describes the therapy, assessment, and education principles of Functional Family Therapy and applies them to the treatment of inhibited sexual desire, using a case illustration. Functional Family Therapy works at motivating the couple to want change, rather than providing an understanding of underlying causes of the problem. (JAC)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Counseling Techniques, Inhibition, Marriage Counseling
Peer reviewedBerman, Ellen M., Ed. – American Journal of Family Therapy, 1982
Contains six articles illustrating techniques used in working with adult dyads at the Marriage Council of Philadelphia. Describes cognitive therapy, values analysis, and individual interview methods. Discusses effects of rape on couple adjustment, interrelationships of sexual adjustment and marital satisfaction, and a 20-year longitudinal study of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cognitive Processes, Counseling Techniques, Family Life
