Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered: How Couples Really Work by Bramley HB..

Taylor & Francis

Suitable for readers who wish to understand how couples operate in successful and unsuccessful partnerships, how and why one state can grow into the other and back again. This book covers the central concepts involved. It is also suitable for trainers, trainees, and individual counsellors and/or psychotherapists. > This book, written in plain language by an experienced, psychoanalytically-orientated therapist, is aimed at lay readers who wish to understand how couples consciously and unconsciously operate in successful and unsuccessful partnerships. It covers the central concepts involved, illustrated by (disguised) case material. The book will also be invalu > Case Examples and Anecdotes -- Should you buy this book? What\u2019s in it? -- Finding a mate: what are we looking for? -- Partner-seeking as job application -- How your infancy affects your marriage: separation and triangulation -- How your childhood affects your marriage: authority, gender, socialization, and adolescens