§6.4. Inability to accept realities that limit life: e.g., financial limitations, restricted opportunities, aging and death (see §9 below), jobs with "no future," responsibilities that stand in the way of personal development: F, H
§7 Marital Problems
It may be worth mentioning that after a period of therapy some problems turn out to be marital in nature even though both husband and wife believed them to be an individual's emotional problem—the man's problem, not the wife's, or vice-versa, and certainly not a "marital problem." Sometimes it is only after many individual sessions of therapy that the marital basis of a problem becomes clear. When appropriate, the expressed willingness of a spouse to become involved in his or her partner's individual therapy can be a real help, providing emotional and treatment support and also saving time when in fact the marital relationship itself contributes to the individual's problems.
General marriage therapy: Primary: R, D, E, H, I
Secondary: P, N, I
For communication problems: R, D
§8 Family Problems
There is a growing realization among therapists that many individual problems are produced by families torn by conflict. Often, family therapy can provide more effective help to a troubled individual than therapy that treats the individual alone. This seems to be especially true in many cases of schizophrenia (see §12 below) and in fears of withdrawal of affection and of abandonment (see §3.4 above).
General family therapy: S, D, C, I, N
§9 Problems Related to Aging