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INTRODUCTION: THE PRESENT PRACTICE OF COUPLES THERAPY 1. Psychological and Contextual Factors in Couples RelationshipsSECTION 1: SCIENCE AND COUPLES RELATIONSHIPS 2. Biological and Neurological Factors in Couples Relationships 3. Functional and Dysfunctional Couples RelationshipsSECTION 2: THEORIES OF COUPLES THERAPY 4. Psychoanalytic Approaches to Couples Therapy 5. Cognitive Behavioral Approaches to Couples Therapy 6. Structural and Strategic Approaches to Couples Therapy 7. Adlerian and Constructivist Approaches to Couples Therapy 8. Third Wave and Integrative Approaches to Couples TherapySECTION 3: THE PRACTICE OF COUPLES THERAPY 9. Assessment and Case Conceptualization in Couples Therapy 10. Interventions in Couples Therapy 11. Professional and Ethical Practice of Couples Therapy 12. Substance Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence 13. Sexual Dysfunction and Infidelity 14. Aging, Separation, Divorce, and RemarriageCONCLUSION: THE FUTURE PRACTICE OF COUPLES THERAPY 15. Preparing to Practice Couples Therapy in the Near and Distant FutureAPPENDIX: Codes of Professional Ethics Relevant to the Practice of Couples Therapy