Gottmam Flashcards
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Two necessary components of marriages that are working are (Gottman’s)
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Overall level of positive affect and ability to reduce negative affect during a conflict
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What are Gottman’s Four Horsemen of the Apocolypse
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Criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling
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Sentiment override determines the level of
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Repair attempts during conflict
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Love maps are
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Knowledge of spouses psychological world
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Hyper vigilance to negativity is an indication of
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Negative sentiment override
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Under what circumstances should marital therapy not be attempted?
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If there is physical abuse or a current affair
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What are gridlocked conflicts
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Problems that have symbolic meaning for the partners
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Gottman’s approach to marital therapy is
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Circular
