Overview
In this groundbreaking book, Lawrence Josephs argues for a new understanding of the psychological foundations of amp ldquo cheating. amp rdquo Relationships are complicated. And as many therapists know, infidelity is a distressingly common issue for romantic couples. Unfortunately, most psychotherapy approaches tend to see infidelity as a manifestation of broader underlying problems and rarely offer insights or interventions to specifically address unfaithfulness and the impulses behind it. Drawing on research in social, personality, and evolutionary psychology that examines the crucial roles of attachment theory and amp ldquo dark amp rdquo personality traits such as narcissism and low empathy, Josephs offers a complex but intuitive model that explains how and when intimate relationships work, and don amp rsquo t work. His integrative and compassionate approach to treatment is grounded in psychodynamic principles, yet uses interventions from a variety of approaches, including mentalization based therapies, emotion focused therapy, marital communication skills training, and mindfulness/acceptance techniques. This book is a thought-provoking read for individual, family, and couples therapists seeking insights on how to address infidelity in their practice.
Full Product Details
Author: Lawrence Josephs
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Imprint: American Psychological Association
Weight: 0.680kg
ISBN: 9781433827983
ISBN 10: 1433827980
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 18 September 2017
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Professional & Vocational
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
"Josephs (Adelphi Univ.) imagines his book, The Dynamics of Infidelity, as a bridge between researchers and clinicians. The result is an organized, accessible, carefully researched textbook on infidelity. Josephs's relationship science approach smoothly blends social, personality, and evolutionary psychology with psychodynamics, marital communications skills, and mindfulness approaches to treatment (among others). The tone avoids being judgmental without compromising the quality of the arguments and evidence. -- ""Choice"" This book is detailed and sophisticated in discussing the psychological foundations of cheating. Individual, couple, and family therapists will find it helpful when looking for literature addressing infidelity and especially the relational dynamics involved in infidelity. -- ""Doody's Reviews"" ""Josephs (Adelphi Univ.) imagines his book, The Dynamics of Infidelity, as a bridge between researchers and clinicians. The result is an organized, accessible, carefully researched textbook on infidelity. Josephs's relationship science approach smoothly blends social, personality, and evolutionary psychology with psychodynamics, marital communications skills, and mindfulness approaches to treatment (among others). The tone avoids being judgmental without compromising the quality of the arguments and evidence."" --Choice"
“Josephs (Adelphi Univ.) imagines his book, The Dynamics of Infidelity, as a bridge between researchers and clinicians. The result is an organized, accessible, carefully researched textbook on infidelity. Josephs’s relationship science approach smoothly blends social, personality, and evolutionary psychology with psychodynamics, marital communications skills, and mindfulness approaches to treatment (among others). The tone avoids being judgmental without compromising the quality of the arguments and evidence.” —Choice Josephs (Adelphi Univ.) imagines his book, The Dynamics of Infidelity, as a bridge between researchers and clinicians. The result is an organized, accessible, carefully researched textbook on infidelity. Josephs’s relationship science approach smoothly blends social, personality, and evolutionary psychology with psychodynamics, marital communications skills, and mindfulness approaches to treatment (among others). The tone avoids being judgmental without compromising the quality of the arguments and evidence. * Choice * This book is detailed and sophisticated in discussing the psychological foundations of cheating. Individual, couple, and family therapists will find it helpful when looking for literature addressing infidelity and especially the relational dynamics involved in infidelity. * Doody's Reviews * Josephs has conducted groundbreaking research on jealousy and infidelity in couples. This book is his magnum opus: a brilliant, accessible synthesis of social, evolutionary, personality, and relationship science and a thoroughly sophisticated discussion of clinical applications. -- John T. Jost, PhD, Codirector of the Center for Social and Political Behavior and Professor of Psychology and Politics, New York University, New York Josephs approaches the cultural hot button area of infidelity by masterfully bringing together academic scholarship and clinical acumen. His breadth of knowledge and respect for ordinarily disparate areas of psychological research and clinical practice bring light to an area that has been shrouded in misunderstanding and contradiction. -- George Stricker, PhD, Professor of Psychology, American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University, Northern Virginia, Arlington Clinicians of all orientations will find this book to be an invaluable resource when treating both couples and individuals who are struggling with infidelity or tensions around conflicting needs for trusting intimacy and sexual excitement. Josephs balances clinical sophistication with practical utility in a text that is destined to become a standard in the field. -- Jeremy D. Safran, PhD, Professor of Psychology, The New School for Social Research, New York, NY
Josephs (Adelphi Univ.) imagines his book, The Dynamics of Infidelity, as a bridge between researchers and clinicians. The result is an organized, accessible, carefully researched textbook on infidelity. Josephs's relationship science approach smoothly blends social, personality, and evolutionary psychology with psychodynamics, marital communications skills, and mindfulness approaches to treatment (among others). The tone avoids being judgmental without compromising the quality of the arguments and evidence. --Choice
Author Information
Lawrence Josephs, PhD, is a professor of psychology at the Gordon F. Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies of Adelphi University. Dr. Josephs has been an editor for the International Journal of Psychoanalysis, book reviewer for Psychoanalytic Psychology, and a manuscript reviewer for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy. He has published articles in Archives of Sexual Behavior, Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, Self and Identity, International Journal of Psychoanalysis, Psychoanalytic Psychology, Psychoanalytic Dialogues, Contemporary Psychoanalysis, Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, and Psychodynamic Psychiatry. In 2 5 The New York Times published an op-ed piece written by Dr. Josephs called amp quot When the Best Sex is Extra-Marital. amp quot Dr. Josephs has a private practice of individual and couples psychotherapy in New York City.
