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Published Online: 2009, pp. 1–102

Relational Marital Paradigm

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The relational marital paradigm presumes that those partners who trigger the strongest impulses of attraction and passionate feelings of love in each other are those who are most likely to marry. However, with time these feelings also awaken memories of the most horrible conflicts and nightmares experienced in the family of origin. The subconscious intention is that the primary drama will, this time, be resolved with more positive outcomes. Relational marital therapy, therefore, sets a new milestone in understanding. It is a different approach to therapeutic practice that is based on the therapeutic relationship/alliance, which addresses and resolves the deepest psychobiological states and affects and brings new potential for better quality of relationships.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy
Pages: 1 - 12
PubMed: 19425330

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Published in print: 2009, pp. 1–102
Published online: 30 April 2018

Keywords:

  1. psychobiological states
  2. fundamental affect
  3. affect regulation
  4. affective psychic construct
  5. projective-introjective identification
  6. compulsive repetition

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Christian Gostečnik, Ph.D. [email protected]
Associate Professor of Psychology
Tanja Repic, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Ljubljana; Marriage and Family Therapist on Franciscan Family Institute.

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Mailing address: Christian Gostecnik, PhD, Presernov trg 4, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, e-mail: [email protected]

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