Theory
The foundation of the Gottman Method is based on?
What is the Sound House Relationship Theory
The six goals of this therapy
Disarm conflicting verbal communication, increase intimacy, increase respect, increase affection, remove barriers, heightened sense of empathy and understanding.
What is Building Love Maps.
Couples in a happy relationship tend to keep their positive to negative interactions :
What is 5 to 1
The founders of the Gottman Theory are named?
Who are John and Julie Gottman.
When was the theory found?
What is the 1980s
"You always do this, you're lazy and you expect me to do everything! You're a terrible boyfriend."
These quotes are showing:
What is criticism
What are the four horsemen?
What are Criticism, Defensiveness, Contempt, Stonewalling.
A significant other going silent and rolling their eyes during an argument may be
What is stonewalling
What is the better known name for this theory?
What is the Gottman Method.
What does the theory focus on?
What is dealing with conflict, increase intimacy, and understanding in the relationship.
The three main methods of therapy are?
What are Love Maps?
What is your partner's psychological world
ex: history, worries, stresses, hopes, joys
Name of the specific place Gottman began researching couples
What is the Love Lab
The accuracy at which Gottman can predict divorce?
What is 93.6%.
A small or big attempt to another partner for attention. Could be a wink, smile or something else
What is a bid
Three components of the therapy as listed
Assessment, Framework, Intervention.
What is the fourth floor?
What is positive perspective, includes the 5:1 ratio.
Gottman found that 69% of relationship problems are unsolvable. What must couples do?
How did the Gottman Method start?
What is when John and his colleague, Robert Levenson were researching together.
The seven components of the sound relationship house
What are 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
A person who walks away from their partner and ignores then during an argument is an example of?
What is stonewalling.
What is defensiveness?
What is blaming your partner in an act of self-defense and usually a counterattack to a complaint made by the significant other.
Who does the therapy help? (name two)
Who are couples that have frequent conflict, couples who on the verge of separation, couples with parenting money and infidelity problems, newlyweds, couples coming back from a break, any functioning couple.
What does Gottman say about managing conflict?
What is take partner's feelings into account, good communication, approach conflict calmly, and self-soothe.