Contents : Part I. Psychodynamic theories in marital therapy -- A model of marital interaction / Ellen Berman, Harold Lief, Ann Marie Williams -- Marital contracts / Clifford J. Sager -- Self-object considerations in marriage and marital therapy / John C. Sonne and Deborah Swirsky -- Transference considerations in marriage and marital therapy / John C. Sonne -- Marriage is a family affair : an …
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Introduction -- Ritual : sacred and demonic -- Addiction to perfection -- Through thick and thin -- Assent to the goddess -- The myth of Ms -- Rape and the demon lover -- The ravished bride.
Preface -- 1. The pillow and the key -- 2. When one hair turns gold -- 3. The road of ashes, descent, and grief -- 4. The hunger for the king in a time with no father -- 5. The meeting with the god-woman in the garden -- 6. To bring the interior warriors back to life -- 7. Riding the red, the white, and the black horses -- 8. The wound by the king's men -- Epilogue : The wild man in ancient rel…
Biological perspectives -- Sex hormones and executive ability / Estelle R. Ramey -- The premenstrual syndrome / Mary Brown Parlee -- Cultural variations -- A cross-cultural analysis of sex differences in the behavior of children aged three through eleven / Beatrice Whiting and Carolyn Pope Edwards -- Conclusion from Sex and temperament in three primative societies / Margaret Mead -- Matriarchy …
Opening to death -- Getting born -- "Be also ready" -- The thirsty mind -- Models -- Heaven/hell -- Finishing business -- Grief -- Dying children -- Working with pain -- Approaching death -- Working with the dying -- A letter from a friend -- Who dies? -- Letting go of control -- Healing/dying: the great balancing act -- Suicide -- Funerals -- Ramana Maharshi -- Stages of dying -- Conscious dyi…
dentifies patterns of age-related change and compares the developmental rhythms of men and women, deepening understanding of the stresses experienced by couples during the various stages of adult life.