2007
DOI: 10.1177/1066480706297847
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Play in Couples Counseling

Abstract: Recent couple counseling research has identified the common factors in long-term relationships. With this increased understanding of common factors, couple counselors can focus on interventions that affect common factors to improve couple relationships. Researchers have found the focus on improving common factors in couple relationships is effective in improving couple stability and satisfaction. Although researchers have not considered couple play as an intervention to affect common factors, couples counselor… Show more

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“…In line with previous researchers (Ablon, ; Casado‐Kehoe et al, ; Csikszentmihalyi, ; Lauer & Lauer, ; Terr, ), we regard play as a behavior or activity that is carried out with the goal of amusement , enjoyment, and fun . Activities pursued with this aim are likely to be intrinsically‐motivated (Deci & Ryan, , ); however, it is the goal of enjoyment and fun that distinguishes play from other activities that also may be intrinsically‐motivated such as providing support to a loved one or learning a difficult concept.…”
Section: Defining Playmentioning
confidence: 64%
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“…In line with previous researchers (Ablon, ; Casado‐Kehoe et al, ; Csikszentmihalyi, ; Lauer & Lauer, ; Terr, ), we regard play as a behavior or activity that is carried out with the goal of amusement , enjoyment, and fun . Activities pursued with this aim are likely to be intrinsically‐motivated (Deci & Ryan, , ); however, it is the goal of enjoyment and fun that distinguishes play from other activities that also may be intrinsically‐motivated such as providing support to a loved one or learning a difficult concept.…”
Section: Defining Playmentioning
confidence: 64%
“…Existing definitions of play have been varied. Play has been described as an activity that is enjoyable (Ablon, ; Casado‐Kehoe, Vanderbleek, & Thanasiu, ; Csikszentmihalyi, ; Lauer & Lauer, ; Terr, ), intrinsically‐motivated (Betcher, ; Csikszentmihalyi, ), spontaneous (Betcher, ), involves a focus on the process of the activity rather than end‐goals related to the activity, requires a suspension of self‐consciousness (Casado‐Kehoe et al, ), and involves a non‐serious approach (Betcher, ; Terr, ). Some have proposed that play involving two or more people must involve verbal or nonverbal interaction and reflections on the partners' shared personal experiences or knowledge of each other (Betcher, ).…”
Section: Defining Playmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…When applied to clinical settings, theorists and researchers have found experiential exercises to be beneficial when working with a variety of client concerns and in all therapeutic modalities, ranging from individual (Blatner, 2006;Daniel, 2007;Garcia & Buchanan, 2000;Gershoni, 2003;Malchiodi, 2008), couples (Casado-Kehoe, Vanderbleek, & Thanasiu, 2007;Leveton, 2005), families (Blatner, 2005;Gladding, 2005;Oxford & Wiener, 2003;Wiener & Pels-Roulier, 2005), and group therapy (Dayton, 2005;Ferris & Stein, 2002;Glass, 2006;Pica, Engel, & Welches, 2003;Carlson-Sabelli, 1998).…”
Section: Applications Of Experiential Exercisesmentioning
confidence: 97%