GPSA535 Couples through the Lifespan: A Modern Psychoanalytic Approach to Marital/Couples Therapy (3 credits)

Wednesday, 7:10 – 9:30pm GPSA 535 Couples through the Lifespan: A Modern Psychoanalytic Approach to Marital – Couples Therapy/ Kane

 

How does early attachment affect a couple’s ability to have a healthy, satisfying relationship? The experience of being a couple grows out of early attachment. This course will explore how couples develop and maintain an attachment. Topics will include how couples maintain intimacy over the lifespan, conflicts including secrets, lying and affairs, patterns of commitment, sex, childrearing, blended families, empty nesting, end of life issues and the continuous requirements for change that naturally develop over the life cycle.