Assessment of marital discord : an integration for research and clinical practice 9781315851396, 1315851393, 9781317915553, 1317915550, 0898599016

Table of contents :
Content: 1. The emergence of martial assessment / K. Daniel O'Leary --
2. Assessment of behavior / Andrew Christensen --
3. Assessment of affect in marriage / Thomas N. Bradbury and Frank D. Fincham --
4. Assessment of social cognition in the context of marriage / Ileana Arias and Steven R.H. Beach --
5. Assessing communication in marital interaction / Donald H. Baucom and Alexandra N. Adams --
6. Assessment of sexual dysfunction / Joseph LoPiccolo and Suzanne Daiss --
7. Assessment of child and marital problems / Robert E. Emery, Susan Joyce, Frank D. Fincham --
8. Family assessment : practical and methodological considerations / John P. Vincent and Alice S. Carter --
9. Marital assessment in clinical practice / K. Daniel O'Leary and Ileana Arias.

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PSYCHOLOGY

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Assessment of Marital Discord An integration for research and clinical practice

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ASSESSMENT OF MARITAL DISCORD An Integration for Research and Clinical Practice

Edited by

K. Daniel O'Leary State University of N ew York at Stony Brook

1987

L A W R E N C E E R L B A U M ASSOCIATES, PU B L ISH E R S Hillsdale, New Jersey London

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