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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463043403321

Autore

Betchen Stephen J. <1954-, >

Titolo

Intrusive partners, elusive mates : the pursuer-distancer dynamic in couples / / Stephen J. Betchen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

0-203-95533-1

1-135-40416-X

1-135-40423-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Disciplina

616.89/1562

Soggetti

Couples - Psychology

Married people - Psychology

Intimacy (Psychology)

Interpersonal conflict

Sexual disorders

Marital psychotherapy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-204) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Traits and tendencies of the pursuer and the distancer -- Gender roles and the pursuer-distancer dynamic -- Family of origin : the emotional and psychological development of pursuers and distancers -- Treatment model -- Evaluating sexual dysfunction in the pursuer-distancer dynamic -- Male sexual disorders and the pursuer-distancer dynamic -- Female sexual disorders and the pursuer-distancer dynamic -- Hypoactive sexual desire disorder and the pursuer-distancer dynamic -- Same-sex couples and the pursuer-distancer dynamic -- Difficult cases and case failure -- Other contexts and the pursuer-distancer dynamic.

Sommario/riassunto

When two people form a relationship or marry, they begin to move towards one another with the expectation of closeness. The emotionality or intensity that accompanies this process, however, may result in fusion followed by a desperate need for space or distance. Intrusive Partners - Elusive Mates is the first book to deal exclusively



with the pursuer-distancer interaction, and to focus significant attention on the emerging male pursuer-female distancer dynamic. This book revisits Fogarty's work, traces the concept over time and across different professional fields, and discusses in de