Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-544) and indexes.
Behavioral factors in couple relationship problems -- Cognitive and emotional factors in couples' relationships -- Why couples are the way they are: individual influences -- Interpersonal processes: partners' interactions with each other and their environment -- Adaptation model of relationship functioning -- Assessment -- The process of conducting couple therapy -- Interventions for modifying behavior -- Interventions for modifying cognitions -- Addressing emotions -- Interventions for couple patterns and interactions -- Addressing individual psychopathology, unresolved issues, and interpersonal traumas within couple therapy -- Interventions for environmental demands.