Jane and Charlize is a homosexual monogamous couple who have been together for almost three years. The couple has been married for two years and a half. They were dating six months before deciding to get married. Jane is a 33 years-old white Christian female who was born in Alaska. Jane is currently working as a teacher at an elementary school. Jane was previously in a heterosexual marriage, lasting seven years before divorce. Jane stated that her relationship with Charlize is her first homosexual relationship. Meanwhile, Charlize is a 24 years-old mixed race female who was born in the state of Washington. Charlize is currently a full time university student pursuing an Astrology degree. Charlize stated that she previously identified as a polyamorous. Charlize’s relationship with Jane is her first monogamous relationship. Jane and Charlize have sought therapy because of reported distress and conflict in their marriage. This paper will introduce the couple’s presenting problem, relevant clinical factors, hypnotized etiology, and countertransference issues related to the case. This assessment would serve to build the base for an effective therapeutic treatment with the couple.
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Diffused boundaries are easily penetrable boundaries, affecting the privacy and independence of the individuals in the couple (Goldenberg & Goldenberg, 2013, p. 282). Jane has diffused boundaries because her family of origin is influencing the status of her relationship with Charlize. Jane’s diffused boundaries also appear in her decision between coming out to her family or not because she has allowed her family of origin and Charlize to impact her decision making process. Jane’s family of origin is enmeshed, according to Jane. The enmeshment of Jane’s family of origin leads Jane to have diffused boundaries. The religious values of Jane’s family still influencing Jane’s
Gregory Corso’s poem “Marriage” is a beautiful, comic poem. The author is the main character and he is thinking about his future and the possibility of him getting married. He is trying to deeply think about all the possible scenarios he might face, he tries to think about the right decision to take in regard of him getting married or not getting married. So he takes a scientific approach to the dilemma, he first lays out all the possible options he has, and then he simulates every decision in his mind and tries to realize its consequences.
Divorce is an increasing problem with over half of marriages ending in divorce. It is important to understand that no marriage is identical. The excuses married couples believe they need a divorce can vary. Marriage is a life long decision and should not be taken lightly. Once you get to know a potential mate you should consider marriage, but not until you know the person you may marry as they really are and not the way they are just in front of you.
Reparative therapies, also known as conversion therapies, are a group of interventions whose aim is to alter one's sexual orientation from homosexual to heterosexual. Any attempts to reform or 'cure' one’s sexual orientation using these 'therapies' are likely to fail and to cause harm such as depression, anxiety, suicidality, and, in some cases, a loss of sexual feeling altogether. In cases where patients themselves expressed the desire to change their sexual orientation, the most effective and appropriate therapeutic responses that resulted in maximum mental health benefit have been provider-initiated support, acceptance, and validation of same-sex sexual orientation. These desires to change are the result of internalized social stigma, discrimination, external pressure.
Hilton and Szymanski (2011) conducted research to understand the experiences of 14 white homosexual biological siblings after they learned that their sister or brother was lesbian or gay. Their subjects consisted of eight females that had a gay brother, two females that a lesbian sister, and four males with a gay brother. Hilton administrated the study by asking a series of questions; the subjects getting interviewed through these methods person to person...
Buehler, Stephanie. Sex, love, and Mental Illness a Couple's Guide to Staying Connected. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Praeger, 2011. Print.
In Chapter 10 of Rudolph K. Sanders’ book, Christian Counseling Ethics: A Handbook for Psychologists, Therapists and Pastors, Mark Yarhouse, Jill Kays and Stanton Jones discuss the “sexual minority” as it pertains to the field of professional counseling. This group is defined as “individuals with same sex attractions or behavior, regardless of self-identification” (Sanders, et. al., 2013, p. 252). By looking at counseling the homosexual community through its etiology, standards by which a counselor should proceed with treatment, and the options a client has on deciding treatment options, we can be better prepared as Christian counselors to be better prepared in serving the needs of others.
Most studies in marital conflict pertain to three particular dimensions of communication. The first dimension is affect which refers to messages that express positive or negative feelings about another person, such as supportiveness, hostility, confirmation, coercion, sarcasm, or global positiveness or negativeness (e.g., Gottman, 1979 and Sillars and Wilmot, 1994). The second dimension to characterize conflict behaviors is whether they are constructive or destructive for the parties’ relationship. Research in the United States indicates that exiting from the relationship and neglecting the partner are destructive problem-solving responses and are more powerfully predictive of couple distress than giving voice to problems and being passive loyal (e.g., Rusbult, Johnson, & Morrow, 1986). The third dimension to characterize conflict management is engagement versus avoidance (e.g., Hocker and Wilmot, 1991 and Sillars and Wilmot, 1994). Engagement is reflected in direct, overt verbal confrontation of conflict issues, while conflict avoidance is reflected in withdrawal and aversion to dealing directly with conflict issues (Canary, Cupach, & Messman, 1995) and includes circumscribed, irrelevant, or ambiguous communication. Since the purpose of this study is to examine the effect of culture on marital conflict strategies and marital satisfaction, the discussion will be limited to the third dimension of marital conflict, engagement–avoidance, along with Rahim's styles of conflict.
August Wilson wrote the play Fences in 1983, the setting of the play was in 1950s. During the 1950’s women were supposed to find and husband, get married then stay home and take care of the house. The male role in the 1950’s was to provide for his family make sure he had a paying job. In Fences Troy and Rose Maxson are the perfect characters for these stereo types. After analyzing this play many themes became observable. Troy, Rose, Bono and Cory all go through situation where they have to deal with Duty, responsibility, limitations, and opportunity. Troy is the protagonist in the play; he lifts garbage into trucks for a career. Troy use to play baseball for the Negro Leagues. Rose is his wife and he has three children Lyons, Cory and Raynell.
Canada: Henry Holt and Company, 2000. Print. The. Friedman, Michael. A. A. "Gay Conversion Therapy: A Dark Chapter in Mental Health Care." Psychology Today.
The purpose of this paper is to examine the efficacy of my work as a co-therapist during the fifth conjoint session with the simulated couple; Katy and Michelle. I will discuss our therapy agenda and the goals we hoped to attain during the session. It is prudent to begin by giving a brief outline of the couple’s presenting problem and the patterns of dysfunction that I have identified within their relationship. In my opinion, it is the therapist’s job to recognize patterns and behaviors that disrupt the intimate bond between the partners. It is also important to recognize that it is vital that therapists remain self-aware and avoid judgments based upon their own understanding. This session is my first opportunity to work with a same sex couple and to see therapy unfold over the span of the quarter.
Differentiation of self will be explored, as well as how it relates to a church congregation. Furthermore, “the central premise of this theory is that one must resolve all emotional issues with the family of origin, rather than reject reactively or accept passively that family, before one can become a mature and healthy individual” (Charles, 2001, p. 280). Bowen believed that the change in the self occurred through the change in relationships with others, so he encouraged the client to reconnect with the nuclear family members and resolve all emotional issues with them. This is because Bowen believed that unresolved conflicts with the family of origin would catch up with the client and affect his or her present relationships. Also, conflicts do not exist in the person, but in the family system.
Question #1 - Consider this: 17 year-old Tony, without the consent of his parents, married Donna, a fourteen year-old, also without her parent 's consent. They both misrepresented their ages to the City Clerk in the State of Booth, by producing computer-forged birth certificates. Tony and Donna lived together as Husband and Wife for 2 years until Tony left Donna for a co-worker, whom he married after a 3 month The Courtship. Is Tony guilty of bigamy? Explain your answer.
The fourth and final step of the marriage process is to become one flesh. According to free dictionary.com, become means “to grow or come to be,” or “to be appropriate or suitable; to develop or grow into; to be appropriate; befit.” Becoming is a process that takes time and work. Tim Keller states that in order to call a union marriage, “sex is understood as both a sign of that personal, legal union and a means to accomplish it. The Bible says don’t unite with someone physically unless you are also willing to unite with the person emotionally, personally, socially, economically, and legally. Don’t become physically naked and vulnerable to the another person without becoming vulnerable in every other way, because you have given up your freedom and bound yourself in marriage.” (Keller pg. 215) God’s design is supposed to occur on the wedding night as they complete their marriage vows by having sex. It is clear that “they will become one flesh” is a indirect term for sex but it is also more than sex. The become one is to be on the same page, mind and accord. It is correct to compare it to one brain, making one decision and taking one action. Together one path, and they share one authority, one heart, one body, one mind, one thought, one church, and one God. The spouses become one flesh in every sense of the word. All these areas of oneness are important because division in any of them will cause them to stumble.
In Jill McCorkle's short story “Snakes”, it is said that “a marriage that never takes a dive is like skimming the surface of life … sooner or later you have to suit up and dive to the bottom” (McCorkle 167). The meaning being that no marriage is going to travel the high road the entire time, and if one is, it won't have much depth. The statement made in “Snakes” is very true. A marriage needs to have its ups and downs to be balanced. There are many themes explored in the stories of Jill McCorkle's Creatures of Habit: Stories. The theme of marriage is addressed in both “Snakes” and “Chickens”, and it is enhanced by symbolism.
Marriage a la Mode, by John Dryden, is an ode to the concept of marriage and love within the period of Restoration England. Dryden, presumably, presents two pairs of couples, Rhodophil and Doralice, as well as Melantha and Palamede, in a way that expresses an imperative tone towards marital relations. Throughout the playwright, he uses these couples and their mistresses to allocate the issue of broken, miserable, thorny marriages. Although marriage was common, there was a strong presence of moral emancipation, which Dryden presents through these relationships. These themes of dissatisfaction and obligation towards the concept of marriage are noted throughout the playwright, as Dryden uncovers how each character feels.