EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED COUPLE THERAPY: A COUPLE’S STRUGGLE WITH INFIDELITY

Year 2019, Volume: 4 Issue: 8, 155 - 166, 30.06.2019

Esra Nihan Bridge

Abstract

The major purpose
of this paper is to illustrate the theory, practice, and outcome of Emotionally
Focused Couple Therapy. Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) has greatly
influenced the world of marital therapy. It was developed by Susan Johnson and
Leslie Greenberg in the early 1980s. This article involves emphasizing the
formulation of EFT theory and application to a case example of a couple with
infidelity. First, this paper will review the development of EFT and the
influences of attachment theory. Next, it will illustrate how emotional
interventions can influence the couple’s interactions and how key events create
a change in couple’s interactions. In order to obtain a better understanding
regarding EFT, theory of change, major clinical interventions, and structure of
the therapy will be presented. Finally, this paper will present a clinical
example, applying EFT to a couple who struggle with infidelity and discuss the
outcomes.

Keywords

Emotionally Focused Therapy, Couple Therapy, Relationship, Infidelity

Thanks

This paper is based on the thesis submitted by Esra Nihan Duman as part of the requirements for her master’s degree in Master’s of Family Therapy Degree at Thomas Jefferson University’s School of Health Professions.

DUYGUSAL ODAKLI ÇİFT TERAPİSİ: BİR ÇİFTİN ALDATMA İLE MÜCADELESİ

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Duygusal Odaklı Çift
Terapisinin teorisini, uygulamasını ve sonucunu göstermektir. Duygusal Odaklı Terapi
(EFT) evlilik terapisi dünyasını büyük ölçüde etkilemiştir. Bu teori, 1980'lerin
başında Susan Johnson ve Leslie Greenberg tarafından geliştirilmiştir. Bu
makale, EFT teorisinin formülasyonunun vurgulanmasını ve sadakatsiz bir çift
örneğine uygulanmasını içermektedir. İlk olarak,
bu makalede EFT'nin gelişimi ve bağlanma teorisinin etkileri gözden geçirelecektir. Daha sonra, duygusal müdahalelerin çift
etkileşimlerini nasıl etkileyebileceği ve kilit olayların çift etkileşimlerinde
nasıl bir değişiklik yarattığı gösterilecektir. EFT’yi daha iyi bir kavrayabilmek için, değişim
teorisi, büyük klinik müdahaleler ve terapinin yapısı sunulacaktır. Son olarak, bu makalede aldatma ile mücadele eden ve
sonuçlarını tartışan bir çifte EFT uygulandığı klinik bir örnek sunulacaktır.

Keywords

Duygusal Odaklı Tedavi, Çift Terapisi, İlişki, Aldatma

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