Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered

Bramley, Wyn

Case Examples and Anecdotes -- Should you buy this book? What’s in it? -- Finding a mate: what are we looking for? -- Partner-seeking as job application -- How your infancy affects your marriage: separation and triangulation -- How your childhood affects your marriage: authority, gender, socialization, and adolescence -- Interlude: The abridged Oedipus and Electra myths in plain English -- The couple’s joint personality -- Imogen’s story: three basic modes of couple functioning -- The couple’s life cycle. The early years: Forming and Norming -- The couple’s life cycle. The early years: Storming and Performing -- The couple’s life cycle. The later period: middle years and beyond -- Major psychological forces affecting every couple -- Unconscious communication in domestic life -- Who needs therapy? -- What chance of success? -- Afterword -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Appendix III: Useful addresses