Exam 8: Couple and Marriage Therapy and Enrichment

A good example of a marriage education program is Smart Marriage.

The overall goal of marriage enrichment, education, and enhancement programs is to

The ideal time for premarital counseling is 4 to 12 weeks before the wedding date.

In treating cases of infidelity, three recovery stages have been identified.

A procedure used in behavioral couple approaches in which one or both partners act as if they care about each other, regardless of the other's actions, is called:

Because all marriages have some conflict, individual therapy is more effective than conjoint therapy

Which couples therapy approach focuses on the dual perspectives of intrapsychic processes and interpersonal processes?

Important goals of divorce therapy would include all the following except:

Mediation, when compared to divorce proceedings, is _____.

There are three preventive approaches to working with couples. They are:

Infidelity in American society is:

Crisis oriented couples approaches are _____ effective in the long term than approaches with developmental perspectives.

Risk factors for infidelity are higher for

In premarital counseling, the focus is on

Common topics for marriage encounter, enrichment, and education programs include communication skills and conflict resolution.

The process of helping families or couples settle disputes or dissolve their relationships in a nonadversarial way is called:

Which couples therapy approach focuses primarily on negotiating pleasant behaviors and teaching problem solving and communication skills?

Most couples treated do not return to original levels of relationship discord.

When treating cases of infidelity, it is important for therapists to assess for the _____ context, as this may define how a couple view unfaithfulness.

Effective treatments for infidelity include