In Quest of the Mythical Mate

In Quest of the Mythical Mate presents a valuable and fertile developmental model for diagnosing and treating couples that is flexible enough to incorporate a wide variety of intervention strategies, yet purposeful enough to give a clear sense of direction to couples in distress. As such, this volume provides a powerful therapeutic approach for all professionals who treat couples.

Ellyn Bader

Chapter 1 A Developmental Model of Relating; Chapter 2 Diagnosing the Couple's Stages; Chapter 3 Treating Couples in a Developmental Model; Chapter 4 The Symbiotic-Symbiotic Couple: Enmeshed Type; Chapter 5 The Symbiotic-Symbiotic Couple: Hostile-Dependent Type; Chapter 6 The Symbiotic-Differentiating Couple; Chapter 7 The Differentiating-Differentiating Couple; Chapter 8 The Symbiotic-Practicing Couple; Chapter 9 The Practicing-Practicing Couple; Chapter 10 Rapprochement ... and Beyond; Chapter 11 Commonly Asked Questions;