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Mgg201w study guide C University of South Africa All rights reserved Printed and published by the University of South Africa Muckleneuk Pretoria MGG W B A pica style CContents iii MGG W Theme Page UNDERSTANDING COUPLES Introduction The tripod of couple re

C University of South Africa All rights reserved Printed and published by the University of South Africa Muckleneuk Pretoria MGG W B A pica style CContents iii MGG W Theme Page UNDERSTANDING COUPLES Introduction The tripod of couple relationships Passionate attraction Love a Actions speak louder than verbal promises of love and devotion b Love requires a reciprocal investment from both parties c Love needs management d The goal is to be just reasonably content Mutual expectations Myths Expectations about roles and responsibilities Expectations about life events Personal intentions Individual di ?erences and their impact on the couple relationship Gender di ?erences Similarities Physiological di ?erences Di ?erences in communication styles and patterns of emotional expression Perceptions of rules roles for the relationship The e ?ects of ethnicity and culture De ?nition of a family Formation of values Culture and family life cycle transitions Cultural practices change with time Cross-cultural unions Becoming a couple Couple formation Characteristics of healthy couples SUMMARY CHANGES THAT COUPLES GO THROUGH PSYCHOLOGICAL TASKS AND FAMILY LIFE CYCLE DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES Introduction Psychological tasks of couples in long-term relationships Consolidating psychological separation and establishing new connections with the family of origin Building togetherness and creating autonomy C iv Theme Page Establishing a sexual identity Establishing the relationship as a zone of safety and nurturance Negotiating parenthood Building a relationship that is fun and interesting Maintaining a dual vision of each other that combines early idealisation with reality perception The family life cycle Di ?erent family life cycle theories Stressors Vertical stressors Horizontal stressors System-level stressors Carter and McGoldrick's family life cycle model Stage the unattached young adult a Key principle of the emotional transition of the unattached adult b Second-order changes that have to be accomplished c Clinical considerations d A locally speci ?c perspective Stage the joining of families through marriage a Key principle of the emotional transition of the new couple b Second-order changes that have to be accomplished c Issues in marital adjustment d Clinical considerations e A locally speci ?c perspective f Clinical interventions Stage families with young children a Key principle of the emotional transition of families with young children b Second-order changes that have to be accomplished c Clinical considerations d A locally speci ?c perspective Stage families with adolescents a Key principle of the emotional transition of families with adolescents b Second-order changes that have to be accomplished c Clinical considerations d A locally speci ?c perspective e Clinical interventions Launching children and moving on a Key principle of the emotional transition of launching children and moving on b Second-order changes that have to be accomplished c A locally speci ?c perspective C v MGG W Theme Page Families in later life a Key principle of the emotional transition of families in later life b Second-order changes that have to be accomplished c Clinical interventions The systemic importance of rituals in family life Signi ?cant aspects of the family life cycle that impact on work with couples and families SUMMARY