Three-Factor Model of Couples Therapy

In A Three-Factor Model of Couples Therapy, the author presents a new schema of psychodynamic couples therapy that includes a three-factor model for understanding and treating couples. These three factors are: projective identification, couple object relations, and omnipotent control.

Robert Mendelsohn is professor of psychology at the Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University.

Chapter 1: Psychodynamic Couple Therapy and the Three-Factor Model: Projective Identification, Couple Object Relations, and Omnipotent Control Chapter 2: Factor One: First Among Three: How Does Projective Identification Show Itself In Interaction With Each Other Factor? Chapter 3: Factor Two: The Couple's Level of Object Relations Chapter 4: Factor Three: Omnipotent Control Chapter 5: Theoretical Implications: The Role Of Projective Identification and Unconscious Enactments Chapter 6: Clinical and Technical Implications Chapter 7: Clinical And Technical Innovations: Projective Identification and Special Techniques For Working With Resistance In Couple Therapy