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Tables of Contents for Intimacy in Crisis
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
PART I
A Working Hypothesis
3
10
Introduction
3
2
Intimacy
5
3
A `working hypothesis'
8
2
Implications for therapists, counsellors and professionals
10
1
Individuality and gender
11
1
Summary
12
1
The Invisible Intimacy Screen
13
63
Introduction
13
1
The invisible intimacy screen
14
7
Emotionally arousing situations
21
11
Where there are social and interpersonal pressures
32
8
Within a physical sexual relationship
40
12
In relation to communication
52
11
In relation to aggression
63
12
Summary
75
1
Critical Periods In the Life Cycle of Relationships and Intimacy
76
40
Introduction
76
1
The life cycle of couples
77
4
Critical periods
81
3
The critical period of `getting to know you'
84
2
The critical period of experiencing sexuality
86
2
The critical period of pregnancy
88
5
The critical period of parenting
93
8
The critical period for less traditional couples of dealing with `blended' family gatherings
101
3
The critical period for less traditional couples of dealing with financial dilemmas
104
4
The critical period of the ageing process
108
6
Using the intimacy screen with the couple
114
1
Gender responses in critical periods
114
2
Life Events and Intimacy
116
39
Introduction
116
1
Female illness and intimacy
117
6
Male illness and intimacy
123
9
Depression
132
5
Sexual abuse and rape and their impact upon intimacy
137
8
Domestic violence and its impact on intimacy
145
7
Summary
152
3
PART II
A Realistic Approach to Gender
155
12
Introduction
155
1
Gender differences
155
4
Psychoanalytic approach to gender
159
1
Early sexual identity
160
2
A `working hypothesis'
162
1
A realistic approach to gender
163
1
Defining gender
163
2
Satisfactory heterosexual relationships
165
1
Summary
166
1
Critical Periods and Vulnerability
167
41
Introduction
167
1
Critical Periods
167
2
Critical periods and female vulnerability
169
10
Female/male moral, communication and cognitive differences
179
2
Female sexuality
181
3
Female aggression
184
3
The menopause and its impact upon femaleness
187
1
Critical periods and male vulnerability
188
7
Male sexuality
195
3
Male aggression
198
5
The impact of ageing upon the male
203
1
Discussion of female and male vulnerability
204
2
Summary
206
2
References
208
15
Index
223
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