Main Concepts
Name the nine components of the Sound Relationship House.
Build Love Maps
Share Fondness and Admiration
Turn Towards Instead of Away
The Positive Perspective
Manage Conflict
Make Life Dreams Come True
Create Shared Meaning
Trust
Commitment
The founders of Gottman Therapy are named
John and Julie Gottman
What are the four horseman?
Criticism, Defensiveness, Contempt, Stonewalling.
True or False: The Gottman technique is applicable to Gay and lesbian couples?
True
True or False: When talking about turning towards your partner it is like big things that matter.
False, little things that matter.
The percentage of accuracy that the Gottman’s have with guessing the success of a marriage
Over 94%
What would be an example of a Ritual of Connection?
Celebrating birthdays
Compared to a control group, did couples who participated in Gottman therapy increase in levels of intimacy?
Yes
The foundation of this theory is based on?
Sound House Relationship
The six goals of this therapy
Disarm conflicting verbal communication, increase intimacy, increase respect, increase affection, remove barriers, heightened sense of empathy and understanding.
Describe the "Dreams within Conflict" intervention
Identify and pursue your partner's dreams
True or False: Gottman theory has a strength based approach to helping couples.
True
Making life dreams come true is about overcoming ____.
gridlock
Three components of the therapy
Assessment, Therapeutic Framework, Therapeutic Intervention.
What is an antidote for criticism?
Complain without blame
What percentage of couples’ issues does Gottman deem unsolvable?
69%
Two types of problems Gottman recognizes when talking about managing conflict are
Perpetual and Solvable
Four issues that this type of therapy can address
Frequent conflict and arguments poor communication, emotionally distanced couples on the verge of separation, specific problems such as sexual difficulties, infidelity, money, and parenting.
What are Love Maps?
your partners psychological world
ex: history, worries, stresses, hopes, joys
What cultural discrepancies were noted with Latin couples?
Latin American couples use Anti-confrontational conversation styles that can sometimes be identified by the Gottman technique as unhealthy. For example stonewalling