One of the most brief yet comprehensive ppt containing ways of how to measure a satisfied relationship and adjusted marriage and what can be done in a family or marriage counselling and how therapy works with the couples.

1. FAMILY THERAPY:
RELATIONSHIPSATISFACTION & MARITAL
ADJUSTMENT
PRESENTED BY:
UNMANA DUTTA

2. RELATIONSHIP
SATISFACTION

3. Crucial in understanding the success or failure of
relationships.
Relationship success is the overall determining factor to success
andlongevity.
“Individualswhodonotfeelthattheirneedsarebeingmetby
theirpartnerarenotlikelytofeelhappyandwillnothavea
desiretobe a partoftherelationshipforlong.”
RELATIONSHIP SATISFACTION

4. Not just measure of overt behavior,
but also some other things that
involve relationship satisfaction-
1. Communication
2. Love attitudes (Hendriuck et al,
1988)
3. Perceived empathy (Davis &
Oathout, 1987)
4. Perceived disclosure (Millar &
Millar, 1988)
5. Perceived relational competence
(Canary & Spitzberg, 1989)
6. Conflict handling
7. Perspective taking
RELATIONSHIP SATISFACTION

5. Factors Leading to
Relationship
Dissatisfaction
•Loss of intimacy
•Ideal standards discrepancies
•Attribution patterns
•Demand-withdrawal pattern

6. Techniques in Couple Counseling
Gottman Method
NarrativeTherapy
EmotionallyFocusedCouplesTherapy
PositivePsychology
ImagoRelationshipTherapy
AdlerianTherapywithCouples
StrategicCouplesTherapy
ExploringUnconsciousRootsofProblems
EnhancingIntimacytoPromote Closeness
IndividualCounseling

7. MARITAL ADJUSTMENT

8. What does Marital Adjustment Mean?
Ernest Burgess and Leonard Cottrell defined
marital adjustment as "the integration of the couple
in a union in which the two personalities are not
merely merged, or submerged, but interact to
complement each other for mutual satisfaction and
the achievement of common objectives"

9. Factors Constituting Marital Adjustment
Spring and Cole proposed the following factors -
Agreement
Cohesion
Satisfaction
Affection
Tension

10. Marital
Satisfaction
The subjective feelings of happiness, satisfaction, and
pleasure experienced by a spouse when considering all current
aspects of his marriage. This variable is conceived as a continuum
running from much satisfaction to much dissatisfaction. Marital
satisfaction is clearly an attitudinal variable and, thus, is a
property of individual spouses. (Hawkins 1968, p. 648).

11. FactorsInfluencingMaritalAdjustment
Communication
Wife employment
Trust
Psychologicalwellbeing
Education andincome
Personality
Non disclosure

12. When Should Couples Go For Counseling?
Donna M. White, a couple counselor in a
hospital in Massachusetts gives seven
reasons as to when should couples go for
counseling -
Communication has become negative
When one or both partners consider
having an affair, or one partner has had
an affair.
When the couple seems to be “just
occupying the same space”
When the partners don’t know how to
resolve their differences
When one partner begins to act out on
negative feelings
When the only resolution appears to be
separation
When a couple is staying together for
the sake of the children

13. Gender Differencesin MaritalAdjustment,
MentalHealth and Frustration Reactions During
Middle Age
Dr. S. Goel and Dr. D.K.Narang
The present research was taken up
with broad objective to study the
marital adjustment, mental health and
frustration reactions males and
females of middle age from Delhi,
India. The sample comprised of 150
males and 150 females (n=300) which
are bank employees, doctors and
lecturers, within the age range of 40-

14. Significant sex difference will be found in
marital adjustment of males and
females of middle age.
Significant sex difference will be found in
mental health of males and females of
middle age.
Significant sex difference will be found in
frustration reactions of males and
females of middle age.

15. Methodology
The sample comprised of 150 males and 150 females (N=300),
selected through convenient sampling technique
The Following Statistical Tests Were Computed:
Mean and Standard Deviation were computed.
Pearson's 'r' was computed.
Criteria for Sample Selection:
Males and females must belong to the upper middle
socioeconomic status.
The age range of the subject should fall between (40-55 years).
Minimum working hours of men and women should be 6 to 8
hours per day.
Subject must be either doctors or lecturer or working with the
banks only.

16. TOOLS FOR ASSESSMENT
• MaritalAdjustmentQuestionnaire
• Mental HealthInventory
• FrustrationReactionsQuestionnaire

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