Communicating in Relationships: A Guide for Couples and Professionals

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Addresses the behavioral, affective, and cognitive aspects of communicating in relationships. The book can be used by couples as a self-help guide, by professionals as an adjunct to therapy, or as a supplementary text for related college courses.

Numerous readings are interspersed with 44 exercises that provide a hands-on approach to learning. The authors outline 18 steps for developing communication skills and describe procedures for integrating the skills into relationships.

Appendices summarize the empirical basis of the approach and provide psychometric information on the measures used.

Contents

Exercises
1
Getting Started
7
Figures and Tables
8
Expectations in Traditional and Nontraditional Relationships
17
How Do Couples Communicate?
33
His and Her Relationship
73
TABLES
76
Basic Steps
83
Maintaining Your Progress and Communicating With Others
145
Dual Careers Spirituality and Sex
167
What If It Seems Hopeless? Breakup or Divorce
185
1
186
2
202
Conclusion
209
A ResearchOriented Perspective for Professionals
219
Technical Information on the Measures Used
241

Intermediate Steps
97
Advanced Steps
113
3
120
1
134
Author Index
253
About the Authors 267
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