The Numbers
Alliances
IBCT
EFT
DSM
100
The percentage of couples that show a positive impact on their relationship with couples therapy (p. 148).
What is 70%?
100
When good alliances should be formed between therapist and couple. (pg 157)
What is within the first few sessions?
100
Acronym for Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy
What is IBCT?
100
Acronym for Emotion-Focused Therapy
What is EFT?
100
These axes disorders can be treated with couples therapy. (pg. 155).
What are Axis I and Axis II disorders?
200
The year this article was written.
What is 2012?
200
When a poor alliance exists between one member of the dyad, therapists should look for ways to do this. (pg 161).
What is joining better with the partner with the poorer alliance?
200
An area of IBCT focus. (pg. 149)
What is emotional acceptance and behavioral change?
200
This is the basis for EFT. pg. 152
What is humanistic experiential perspective that values emotion as an agent of change?
200
The largest studies looking at couples therapy in treatment have been conducted in the context of these disorders (pg. 155).
What is alcohol and other substance abuse disorders?
300
The number of years post treatment that the clinical trial cited in the article conducted follow-up interviews. (pg. 149).
What is 5?
300
According to Jay Lebow, therapists should do this in regards to alliances. (pg. 161)
What is balancing alliances?
300
IBCT has been called this "behavioral approach" (pg. 149)
What is third wave?
300
Process studies suggest that the active ingredients of EFT are this
What is depth of emotional experience in key sessions and the shaping of new interactions?
300
Second major focus of couple therapy in treating individual syndrome has been with the treatment of this disorder (p.156).
What is depression?
400
Percentage of IBCT Couples that showed significant improvement at 5 year follow-up? p. 150
What is 50?
400
Percentage of improvement alliance has on marital distress. (pg. 157).
What is 5-22%?
400
Couples maintained their satisfaction at a higher rate in IBCT than with this other type of couples therapy? p. 150
What is TBCT (traditional behavioral couples therapy)
400
What is the recovery rate in percentage for couples going through EFT? p. 152
What is 70-73%?
400
Acronym for coping-oriented couple's therapy (pg. 156).
What is COCT?
500
A couple receiving treatment is better off than this percentage of couples not receiving treatment. pg. 149.
What is 80%?
500
Gender who's alliance most predicts positive outcome of therapy. p. 157
What is male?
500
Creator of IBCT.p. 149
Who is Andrew Christensen?
500
The study of treatment outcome in EFT is moving towards this focus. pg. 154
What is the creation of safe attachment bonds that are associated with resilience and health in partners and in families?
500
The third noted disorder for which couples therapy has been found to be effective. (pg. 156).
What is anxiety?
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