Infidelity Treatment Patterns: A Practice-based Evidence Approach

DuPree, W. Jared; White, Marilyn Domas; Olsen, Charlotte Shoup; Lafleur, Camille T.

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“…Available information is dated and suggests that men may react toward infidelity with more destructiveness and aggression than women (e.g., seek revenge, terminate the relationship) (Boekhout, Hendrick, & Hendrick, 1999;Laumann, Gagnon, Michael, & Michaels, 1994). Dupree, White, Olsen, and Lafleur (2007) provide an excellent review of the literature regarding infidelity and treatment patterns and propose practice-based evidence (Fox, 2003) in order to establish clinical guidelines and spawn research in this specific area of couple therapy. The purpose of practice-based evidence is to, "re-privilege the role of the practitioner in generating useful forms of knowledge, without rejecting the skills and perspectives of the academic researchers" (Fox, 2003, p. 82 …”

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Infidelity and Revenge Fantasies: An Integrative Couple Therapy Approach

Morrissette

2012

Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy

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Infidelity is a common and complex issue in couple therapy. As a result, much has been written about the prevalence and effects of infidelity, precipitating factors, and the reparation process. The revenge fantasy, however, a common byproduct of infidelity, has only received cursory attention in the clinical literature. This is both surprising and disconcerting when considering the potential consequences associated with vengeful responses. In an attempt to form a base for informed practice, this article draws upon information from the extant literature and clinical experience, and suggests treatment strategies for revenge fantasies using an integrative couple therapy framework

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Infidelity and Revenge Fantasies: An Integrative Couple Therapy Approach

Morrissette

2012

Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy

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“…Each of the factors that limit attention to gender and power were present in the descriptions of the initial stages of treatment. For example, in a review of the infidelity treatment literature, Dupree et al. (2007) concluded that the first step is to reframe infidelity as a relationship problem: “A goal of the first phase of treatment…is to place the infidelity within the context of relational processes” (p. 335).…”

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Do Therapists Address Gender and Power in Infidelity? A Feminist Analysis of the Treatment Literature

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Knudson‐Martin

2012

J Marital Family Therapy

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Sociocontextual factors such as gender and power play an important role in the etiology of affairs and in recovery from them, yet it is unclear how current treatment models address these issues. Drawing on feminist epistemology, this study utilized a grounded theory analysis of 29 scholarly articles and books on infidelity treatment published between 2000 and 2010 to identify the circumstances under which gender and power issues were or were not part of treatment. We found five conditions that limit attention to gender and power: (a) speaking (or assuming) as though partners are equal, (b) reframing infidelity as a relationship problem, (c) limiting discussion of societal context to background, (d) not considering how societal gender and power patterns impact relationship dynamics, and (e) limiting discussion of ethics on how to position around infidelity. Analysis explored how each occurred across three phases of couple therapy. The findings provide a useful foundation for a sociocontextual framework for infidelity treatment.

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“…For the purpose of this paper, the term 'infidelity' is used in accordance with Dupree et al (2007) as 'any breach of the primary couple relationship (sexual or emotional) that couples are seeking treatment to deal with' (p. 331).…”

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“The relationship past can't be the future”: couple counsellors' experiences of working with infidelity

Moller

2014

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

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Infidelity is both common and difficult to work with therapeutically, but little research to date has examined the experiences of those who work with this presenting problem. This study explores couple counsellors' experiences of working with couples affected by infidelity. Semistructured interviews were conducted with seven experienced couple counsellors working for a nation-wide relationship counselling organization in the United Kingdom. A thematic analysis of the interview transcripts revealed a shared pattern of experiences and challenges, providing greater insight into the specific constellations and difficulties practitioners face when working with issues around infidelity. Practical implications for working with this presenting problem are discussed as well as the potential impact of counsellors' own implicit theories on their practice with infidelity.

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Infidelity Treatment Patterns: A Practice-based Evidence Approach

Cited by 33 publications

References 29 publications

Infidelity and Revenge Fantasies: An Integrative Couple Therapy Approach

Infidelity and Revenge Fantasies: An Integrative Couple Therapy Approach

Do Therapists Address Gender and Power in Infidelity? A Feminist Analysis of the Treatment Literature

“The relationship past can't be the future”: couple counsellors' experiences of working with infidelity

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