Lie to me no more: believable stories and marital affairs.
This case study illustrates the dilemmas of systemic practice when the presenting problem is relational infidelity (marital affairs). After several months of treatment with a structural therapist, the couple and therapist were at an impasse because of arguments over the husband's alleged sexual encounter 3 years previously. The introduction of a consultant and a story-based therapy allowed the couple to reconcile their marital difficulties. The article ends with a discussion of the implications of systemic paradigms and personal morality.
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R-91 Florida State University, Tallahassee 32306.
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D008192:Deception; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008388:Marital Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012380:Role; D014342:Truth Disclosure