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" What smart couples know : "
Patricia Covalt.
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BL
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986599
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b740969
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Covalt, Patricia.
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What smart couples know : : the secret to a happy relationship /\ Patricia Covalt.
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New York, N.Y. :: AMACOM,, ©2007.
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1 online resource (xii, 267 pages) :: illustrations
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0814400566
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: 1281126764
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: 9780814400562
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: 9781281126764
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0814409210
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9780814409213
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-241) and index.
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| Contents
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Laying the foundation -- Who am I? : beginning the journey -- The "fun"damentals : from friendship to sex -- The power of "we" -- Self-esteem : can I love you if I don't love me? -- The mind-body connection : health and fitness in relationships -- Spirituality : frosting or foundation? -- How to increase emotional intelligence for your relationship -- Begin with self-awareness -- Understanding and expressing your emotions -- Empathizing and being attuned to your love partner -- A positive attitude : maintaining hope and optimism -- Maintaining a sense of self-efficacy -- Delaying gratification and resisting impulses -- Self-motivation.
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This work features brief case examples from people's lives which helps you to better understand the application of content in real-life situations. It contains appropriate quotations and anecdotes which make the book interesting to read and which will resonate with readers. It includes numerous exercises and assessment tools to provide active engagement; and activities and instruction for actively developing emotional intelligences. It contains self-tests to assist you in determining your level of emotional intelligence as it relates to these topics. Not much has been written for consumers that related the principles of Emotional Intelligence to relationships.; This book focuses on the individual in the relationship. So often, people think the problem is the other person. But, as we all know in our heats, you can only change yourself. This gives people who are not interested in or able to get their partner to "couples therapy" a way to improve their relationship - the author, a long time therapist, specializes in working with couples who are struggling. So understands what challenges couples face in the real world. This isn't someone in a rosy bubble saying "I'm perfect, now you just be perfect too.
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Emotional intelligence.
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Marriage.
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Emotional intelligence.
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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS-- Conflict Resolution.
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Marriage.
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158.2/4
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HQ734.C86575 2007eb
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