Facilitated disclosure versus clinical accommodation of infidelity secrets: An early pivot point in couple therapy. Part 1: Couple relationship ethics, pragmatics, and attachment

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 125-143

  Butler, Mark H ^a   Harper, James M ^a   Seedall, Ryan B ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPOUSE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONFIDENTIALITY; COUPLES THERAPY; DUTY TO WARN; EXTRAMARITAL RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SPOUSES; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 58149119821     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2008.00106.x     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. Ainsworth, M. D. S. (1964). Patterns of attachment behavior shown by the infant in interaction with his mother. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 10, 51 58.
2. Ainsworth, M. D. S. (1989). Attachments beyond infancy. American Psychologist, 44, 709 716.
3. Ainsworth, M. D. S., Blehar, M., Waters, E. Wall, S. (1978). Patterns of attachment: A psychological study of the strange situation. Hillsdale, NJ : Erlbaum.
4. Amato, P. R. Rogers, S. J. (1997). A longitudinal study of marital problems and subsequent divorce. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 59, 612 624.
5. Atkins, D. C., Eldridge, K. A., Baucom, D. H. Christensen, A. (2005). Infidelity and behavioral couple therapy: Optimism in the face of betrayal. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 73, 144 150.
6. Bograd, M. Mederos, F. (1999). Battering and couples therapy: Universal screening and selection of treatment modality. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 25, 291 312.
7. Bowlby, J. (1969). Attachment and loss: Vol. 1. Attachment. New York : Basic Books.
8. Bowlby, J. (1979). The making and breaking of affectional bonds. London : Tavistock.
9. Bowlby, J. (1988). A secure base. New York : Basic Books.
10. Brock, G. W. Coufal, J. C. (1994). A national survey of the ethical practices and attitudes of marriage and family therapists. In G. W. Brock (Ed American association for marriage and family therapy ethics casebook (pp. 27 48). Washington, DC : AAMFT.
11. Butler, M. H., Amott, M., Roper, S. O. Feinaver, L. L. (2008). Infidelity secrets in couple therapy: Therapists' views of the treatment acceptability of accommodation vs. facilitated disclosure. Manuscript submitted for publication.
12. Butler, M. H., Seedall, R. B. Harper, J. M. (2008). Facilitated disclosure vs. clinical accommodation of infidelity secrets: An early pivot point in couple therapy. Part 2: Therapy ethics, pragmatics, and protocol. American Journal of Family Therapy, 36, 265 283.
13. Cassidy, J. (1999). The nature of the child's ties. In J. Cassidy P. R. Shaver (Eds Handbook of attachment: Theory, research, and clinical applications (pp. 3 20). New York : Guilford.
14. Cassidy, J. Shaver, P. R. (Eds 1999). Handbook of attachment: Theory, research, and clinical applications. New York : Guilford.
15. Cousin, F. W. (1972). The solar system. New York : Universe Books.
16. Doherty, W. J. (1995). Soul searching: Why psychotherapy must promote moral responsibility. New York : Basic Books.
17. Glass, S. P. (2000). Infidelity. AAMFT Clinical Update, 2, 1 8.
18. Glass, S. P. Wright, T. L. (1977). The relationship of extramarital sex, length of marriage, and sex differences on marital satisfaction and romanticism: Athanasiou's data reanalyzed. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 39, 691 703.
19. Glass, S. P. Wright, T. L. (1985). Sex differences in type of extramarital involvement and marital dissatisfaction. Sex Roles, 12, 1101 1119.
20. Glass, S. P. Wright, T. L. (1997). Reconstructing marriages after the trauma of infidelity. In W. K. Halford H. J. Markman (Eds Clinical handbook of marriage and couples interventions (pp. 471-507). New York : John Wiley & Sons.
21. Gordon, K. C., Baucom, D. H. Snyder, D. K. (2004). An integrative intervention for promoting recovery from extramarital affairs. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 30, 213 231.
22. Hazan, C. Zeifman, D. (1999). Pair-bonds as attachments: Evaluating the evidence. In J. Cassidy P. R. Shaver (Eds Handbook of attachment: Theory, research, and clinical applications (pp. 336 354). New York : Guilford.
23. Humphrey, F. G. (1987). Treating extramarital sexual relationships in sex and couples therapy. In G. R. Weeks L. Hot (Eds Integrating sex and marital therapy: A clinical guide (pp. 149 170). New York : Brunner/Mazel.
24. Imber-Black, E. (2003). Women's secrets in therapy. In L. B. Silverstein T. J. Goodrich (Eds Feminist family therapy: Empowerment in social context (pp. 189 198). Washington, DC : American Psychological Association.
25. Johnson, S. M. (2002). Emotionally focused family therapy with trauma survivors. New York : Guilford Press.
26. Kitchener, K. S. (2000). Foundations of ethical practice, research, and teaching in psychology. Mahwah, NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum.
27. Laumann, E., Gagnon, J., Michael, R. Michaels, S. (1994). The social organization of sexuality: Sexual practices in the United States. Chicago : University of Chicago Press.
28. Lusterman, D. D. (1995). Treating marital infidelity. In R. Mikesell, D. D. Lusterman S. McDaniel (Eds Integrating family therapy: Handbook of family psychology and systems theory (pp. 561 569). Washington, DC : American Psychological Association.
29. Olson, T. D. (2000). Chastity and fidelity in marriage and family relationships. In D. C. Dollahite (Ed Strengthening our families: An in-depth look at the proclamation on the family (pp. 154 166). Provo, UT : School of Family Life, Brigham Young University.
30. Olson, M. M., Russell, C. S., Higgins-Kessler, M. Miller, R. B. (2002). Emotional processes following disclosure of an extramarital affair. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 28, 423 434.
31. Pittman, F. S. Wagers, T. P. (2006). The relationship, if any, between marriage and infidelity. In F. P. Piercy, K. M. Hertlein J. L. Wetchler (Eds Handbook of the clinical treatment of infidelity (pp. 135 148). New York : Haworth Press.
32. Rice, J. K. (2005). Divorcing couples. In M. Harway (Ed Handbook of couples therapy (pp. 405 430). Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons.
33. Scheinkman, M. (2005). Beyond the trauma of betrayal: Reconsidering affairs in couples therapy. Family Process, 44, 227 244.
34. Welter-Enderlin, R. (1993). Secrets of couples and couples' therapy. In E. Imber-Black (Ed Secrets in families and family therapy (pp. 47 65). New York : W. W. Norton.
35. Whisman, M. A., Dixon, A. E. Johnson, S. (1997). Therapists' perspectives of couple problems and treatment issues in couple therapy. Journal of Family Psychology, 11, 361 366.
36. Zola, M. F. (2007). Beyond infidelity-related impasse: An integrated, systemic approach to couples therapy. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 26, 25 41. erapies, 26, 25 41.