The Limits of Reciprocity in Behavioral Marriage Therapy

Leadbeater, Bonnie J.; Farber, Barry A.

doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1983.00229.x

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“…Karen and Rick were trained to deal with relapse as only a situational event. Finally, it was postulated that an imbalance would be created within the relationship as Rick assumed a “helper” role (6); therefore, an opportunity was devised for Karen to provide specific reciprocal assistance to Rick (e.g., improving his office filing system) to help return a sense of equity to the relationship.…”

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Partial success in behavioral couples treatment of chronic smoking: A case report.

Hill¹,

Chesney²

1985

Family Systems Medicine

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The smoking behavior of an oncology nurse with a long-standing history of smoking was reduced with minimal intervention in a context incorporating the smoker's nonsmoking partner. A prototype support program to parallel the smoker's treatment regimen was developed in which the supportive nonsmoking partner monitored subjective feelings, helped develop a hierarchy of smoking locations, created a viable quitting situation, gave verbal encouragement to the smoker, and assisted in relapse prevention. The smoker's self-reports indicated that the partner played a central role in the quitting process and that sharing the responsibility for quitting (via cooperative roles) was critical to maintaining treatment gains. Partner influence, however, may have also contributed to the smoker's not attaining total abstinence from cigarettes. Limitations of partner involvement in relation to issues of control, as well as the smoker's need for individual responsibility for health behavior change, are discussed.

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Partial success in behavioral couples treatment of chronic smoking: A case report.

Hill¹,

Chesney²

1985

Family Systems Medicine

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“…Jacobson (1983) discussed the politics of marital therapy using BMT as an example of his analysis. The political (critical) statements within BMT included a focus on dyads rather than individuals (see Bennun, 1984); an over-emphasis on behavioural and reciprocal change (see Leadbeater and Farber, 1983); and an insensitivity to sex role issues (see Baucom and Aiken, 1984;Margolin et al, 1984). In concluding the discussion Jacobson (1983) suggested that BMT should pay greater attention to the well being of both the individual in the course of treatment as well as the dyad and moderate its exclusive emphasis on behaviour change by exploring cognitive and perceptual processes.…”

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Behavioural Marital Therapy: A Critique and Appraisal of Integrated Models

Bennun

1987

Behav. Psychother.

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Behavioural Marital Therapy (BMT) has undergone significant changes over the last fifteen years. Empirical data supports its efficacy yet there has been widespread criticisms of the approach. Integrative behavioural models have been developed in response to some of these criticisms but the question remains as to the efficacy of these new behavioural innovations. This paper gives an account of the current status of BMT and details the new treatment extensions.

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Extramarital sexual crisis: Common themes and therapy implications

Thompson

1984

Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy

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The extramarital crisis situation is defined and six common themes presented. These distinguishing features: cognitive and emotional turmoil, unresolved relationship issues, defensiveness, pressures related to the extramarital partner(s), search for an interpretive framework, and decisions about the future, are elaborated in terms of existing literature in the field of extramarital sex. The six themes constitute a general profile from which therapists can formulate specific client assessments. Therapy implications are dealt with for each theme and collectively represent an approach to extramarital crises and a summarization of existing clinical strategies. Some research data is presented as further verification of the six-theme framework.

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The Limits of Reciprocity in Behavioral Marriage Therapy

Cited by 4 publications

References 18 publications

Partial success in behavioral couples treatment of chronic smoking: A case report.

Partial success in behavioral couples treatment of chronic smoking: A case report.

Behavioural Marital Therapy: A Critique and Appraisal of Integrated Models

Extramarital sexual crisis: Common themes and therapy implications

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