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Prayer Increases Forgiveness, Study Shows
February 1, 2010, Science Daily |
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Nine psychological tasks for a good marriage
American Psychological Association |
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His or Hers Jealousy? New Explanation for Sex Differences in Jealousy
January 31, 2010, Science Daily |
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Couples with Shared Identity Better at Conflict Resolution
January 29, 2010, PsychCentral |
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Same-sex couples can be effective parents, researchers find
January 21, 2010, USA Today |
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The fields of couples counseling and marital therapy have been growing due to the large number of couples seeking assistance with relationship problems. Typically, this type of therapy is most effective when the couple is seen together, so that they may focus on clarifying and improving their interactions and relationships.
Couples counseling includes a wide range of concepts and procedures. Most therapists emphasize mutual need gratification, social role expectations, and communication patterns. A healthy relationship usually involves more open communication and more sensitivity to each other's feelings and needs.
The American Psychological Association provides 9 tips for a good marriage:
- Separate emotionally from the family you grew up in; not to the point of estrangement, but enough so that your identity is separate from that of your parents and siblings.
- Build togetherness based on a shared intimacy and identity, while at the same time set boundaries to protect each partner's autonomy.
- Establish a rich and pleasurable sexual relationship and protect it from the intrusions of the workplace and family obligations.
- For couples with children, embrace the daunting roles of parenthood and absorb the impact of a baby's entrance into the marriage. Learn to continue the work of protecting the privacy of you and your spouse as a couple.
- Confront and master the inevitable crises of life.
- Maintain the strength of the marital bond in the face of adversity. The marriage should be a safe haven in which partners are able to express their differences, anger and conflict.
- Use humor and laughter to keep things in perspective and to avoid boredom and isolation.
- Nurture and comfort each other, satisfying each partner's needs for dependency and offering continuing encouragement and support.
- Keep alive the early romantic, idealized images of falling in love, while facing the sober realities of the changes wrought by time.
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Nine psychological tasks for a good marriage, American Psychological Association
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