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<p>Love takes work, but, when it comes to relationships, it pays to work smarter. <B>Couple Skills</B>, Second Edition, revised and updated from the therapist-recommended classic, will show you how to work smarter in your relationship. You'll learn to improve communication, cope better with problems, and resolve conflicts with the one you love in healthy and creative ways. Each chapter teaches you an essential skill that supports greater relationship satisfaction and deeper intimacy.</P><BR><P>New to this edition is a chapter on using acceptance skills, developed from the revolutionary new acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). These new approaches will help you to accept your partner's feelings (and your own emotions) without judgment. Using these techniques will help you decide what you really value in your relationship and then commit to acting in ways that further those values every day.</p>
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<p>Matthew McKay, PhD<p>is a professor at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA. He has authored and coauthored numerous books, including <B>The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook, Self-Esteem, Thoughts and Feelings, When Anger Hurts</B>, and <B>ACT on Life Not on Anger</B> . His books combined have sold more than 2.5 million copies. McKay received his PhD in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology. In private practice, he specializes in the cognitive behavioral treatment of anxiety and depression. </p> Patrick Fanning is a professional writer in the mental health field. the founder of a men's support group in northern California. He has authored and coauthored of eight self-help books, including <B>Self-Esteem, Thoughts and Feelings, Couple Skills</B>, and <B>When Anger Hurts Your Kids</B> . Kim Paleg, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in private practice in San Francisco and El Sobrante, CA. She is on the faculty of John F. Kennedy University. She is a contributing author to the self-help classic <B>When Anger Hurts</B> and coedited the widely used professional book <B>Focal Group Psychotherapy.</B> She specializes in couples and family therapy and conducts workshops on parenting.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent book for improving communication with your partner,
This review is from: Making Your Relationship Work (Paperback)
"Sigmund told his longtime girlfriend Robin that he was willing to marry her if she would do 135 sit-ups a day to tighten her stomach muscles, allow him to buy her a more stylish wardrobe, read fewer novels so she could pay more attention to him...." Not all relationships start off this precariously. The authors state "Relationships can gradually run down. Early pleasures become commonplace and boring. Minor flaws become major flaws. Charming eccentricities become irritating."Couple Skills is an excellent source for learning essential communication skills. If you can sidestep some erroneous theoretical explanations (e.g., behaviorist or systems theory explanations and occasional moral relativism), you can gain lifetime skills from this book. It includes realistic examples and useful exercises in each of its four sections: basic communication skills, advanced skills, managing anger and conflict, and understanding and changing what goes wrong. You will learn to identify barriers to active listening (e.g., sparring, derailing, placating, mindreading, selective attention, rehearsing your response). You will also learn to give feedback that is immediate, honest and supportive rather than brutal (or camouflaged). You will learn how to identify and express your needs. Did your parents prohibit the expression of anger? ...or of pride? Learn how to overcome ingrained repression of your genuine feelings. The authors emphasize "clean communication" (i.e., how to give whole messages, not half-truths or disguised messages). They cover negotiation skills including seven classic methods of compromise. The section on anger and conflict helps you identify aversive strategies such as threatening to leave, guilt-tripping, derailing the conversation, belittling or blaming. The authors offer an alternative "key attitude" to help you deal with inevitable conflicts. They cover methods of assertively responding to criticism. As stated in this excellent book, "...(A)ssertive behavior allows you to stand up for your rights, express personal likes and dislikes, accept compliments comfortably, disagree with someone openly, and say no." Couple Skills can help strengthen, improve or rescue your relationship.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book for all couples!,
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This review is from: Making Your Relationship Work (Paperback)
This book offers suggestions and advice from a "panel" of authors. They have insightful techniques and point out how many times so many problems that can result in divorce or breakups can be attributed to a lack of communication. I highly recommend reading this book if you are single or involved, it's useful for everyone.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Solid and easy to use.,
By Jane Derry "Healing for Families" (Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Couple Skills: Making Your Relationship Work (Paperback)
This book is one that I go back to over again. It is solid and helpful with practical suggestions that are explained well. I recommend this book to couples, and people that work with couples.
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