Intimacy and marital depression: Interactional partners

Jessee, Edgar H.; L’Abate, Luciano

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“…I propose that empathizing, as an experiencing of the "other" (Snyder, 1992(Snyder, , 1995, is an important factor contributing to the individual's "nondepression." Jessee & L'Abate (1983) define intimacy as reciprocal sharing that can exist on three levels: Rationality, Activity, and Emotionality (from lowest to highest). Emotional reciprocity is considered essential for well-being in marriage.…”

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“…Schnarch (1991) proposes the generally accepted notion that self-discovery, through the open and vulnerable expression of oneself, is the route to self-acceptance and autonomy, but he also believes that empathic responsiveness is relatively unimportant in this process. However, most marital therapists consider that reciprocal self-disclosure is the key component of intimate behavior (Jessee & L’Abate, 1983), and that empathy is an important ingredient in the process (Davis & Oathout, 1987; Snyder, 1992; Wynne & Wynne, 1986). The witness’ empathic response is viewed as helpful and growth-promoting for the disclosing one.…”

Section: Intimacymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Fam Syst & Health 14:167-181, 1996 T HERE is a considerable body of scientific work describing a significant relationship between depression and marriage (Beach, Sandeen, & O'Leary, 1990;Fincham, Beach, & Bradbury, 1989;Jacobson, Dobson, Fruzzetti, et al, 1991;Kahn, Coyne, & Margolin, 1985;Mastekaasa, 1992;O'Leary, Riso, & Beach, 1990), and more specifically between depression and intimacy (Jessee & L'Abate, 1983;Sander, 1989;Whisman & Jacobson, 1989). Despite convincing evidence that nonintimacy in marriage leads to depression (Beach et al, 1990;Kahn et al, 1985), there is surprisingly little attention being paid to developing specific treatment strategies for depression through the enhancement of intimacy.…”

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Empathy induction in the couple treatment of depression: Shifting the focus from self to other.

Odegaard¹

1996

Families, Systems, & Health

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Empathy induction in the couple treatment of depression: Shifting the focus from self to other.

Odegaard¹

1996

Families, Systems, & Health

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“…Erikson (12) says that intimacy cannot be experienced without having a clear sense of individual identity. Others, for example, Buber (8,9), have posited that one must be individuated, or at a distance, before one can be in relation (see also 14,16,35). Karpel (17) suggests that a "mature" relationship requires individuated partners.…”

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“…Without separation‐individuation—“the loosening of infantile object ties, in order to become a member of society at large” (5, p. 163)—an individual cannot experience “mature love.” Erikson (12) says that intimacy cannot be experienced without having a clear sense of individual identity. Others, for example, Buber (8, 9), have posited that one must be individuated, or at a distance, before one can be in relation (see also 14, 16, 35). Karpel (17) suggests that a “mature” relationship requires individuated partners.…”

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Boundaries as Distance Regulators in Personal Relationships

Ryder

Bartle

1991

Family Process

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Received wisdom suggests that boundaries are, or should be, important in intimate relationships. In this essay, we focus primarily upon the beliefs and phenomenology relating to a variety of boundaries, and provide a discussion of some conceptual issues, in order to understand better the development, facilitation, and maintenance of, as well as restraints upon, intimacy. Although we attend mainly to dyadic relationships, we believe that our observations and suggestions have application to larger groups.

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Gender-sensitive object-relational family therapy with depressed women.

Kaslow¹,

Carter²

1991

Journal of Family Psychology

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Difficulties on interpersonal and familial functioning are significantly associated with depression in women. However, there is a paucity of work addressing gender-sensitive marital and family therapy with depressed women. This article reviews the literature on depressed women's family functioning and discusses a gender-sensitive object -relational approach to marital and family therapy with depressed women. In work with depressed women and their families, the central themes that emerge are the imbalance in power and the lack of intimacy. Characteristic interactional patterns are marked by negative affect, coercion, and rejection. Thus family interventions should emphasize altering family interactional patterns to promote a more adaptive balance of intimacy and power in which the depressed woman, her spouse, and her children feel empowered, interpersonally connected, and affectively integrated.Researchers have documented increased risk, higher incidence, and greater frequency of recurrent episodes of unipolar depressive disorders in women as compared to men (McGrath, Keita, Strickland, & Russo, 1990;Nolen-Hoeksema, 1990). Difficulties in interpersonal and familial functioning are significantly associated with depression in women, and women more often report that interpersonal conflicts precipitated their depressive episodes. Additionally, interpersonal experiences related to loss and unresolved mourning; physical, emotional, and sexual abuse; neglect; and rejection and abandonment are family-of-origin issues typically associated with depression in women (Stiver & Miller, 1988). Women with these interpersonal histories are often involved in the recapitulation of these dynamics in their family of creation. Thus they may feel oppressed and rejected by an alcoholic or abusive spouse, a troubled child, or a demanding parent. Acutely depressed women evidence impairments in social roles such as wife, mother, worker, and community member, and these interpersonal difficulties persist evenWe would like to thank the members of the family therapy study group that the first author attended for their thoughtful comments on this material:

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Intimacy and marital depression: Interactional partners

Cited by 4 publications

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Empathy induction in the couple treatment of depression: Shifting the focus from self to other.

Empathy induction in the couple treatment of depression: Shifting the focus from self to other.

Boundaries as Distance Regulators in Personal Relationships

Gender-sensitive object-relational family therapy with depressed women.

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