Jealousy: Theory, Research, and Clinical Strategies

摘要: An old and recurring theme in human relationships, jealousy has been captured myth, drama, literature, dance, sculpture, painting, as well the popular press. Jealousy is also a major cause of murder, spousal violence, marital breakdown. It estimated that up to 20% all murders involve jealous lover, and, nation-wide survey marriage counselors, was cited "a" (if not "the") focus treatment for about third couples under 50. However, despite rich array commentary, empirical study this universal phenomenon still its infancy. Providing an important advance, groundbreaking volume first offer comprehensive review modern research on romantic jealousy. offers conceptual framework ordering past research, up-to-date literature from diverse sources fields, useful clinical strategies practitioners clinicians training. This concentrates jealousy, which authors define neither emotion, state mind, nor way behaving, but rather multi-system involving personality, culture, perhaps biology. model serves integrate remaining chapters, yields richer theory, engenders flexible perspective. The book opens by presenting integrates phenomena. then analyses several different perspectives including: sociobiological personality approaches; ways relationship characteristics dynamics contribute jealousy; gender differences; cultural social factors affect Chapters concerns psychopathology, assessment normal, reactive, symptomatic jealousies. Specific are provided with clinical, real-life, cross-cultural case examples used throughout. both theory practical suggestions understanding treating individual therapeutic approaches, JEALOUSY invaluable resource researchers psychology, psychotherapy, family therapy, psychiatry, work. primary or secondary text advanced undergraduate graduate seminars psychology interpersonal emotions, interdisciplinary courses linking culture individual. Because it discusses between violence provides insightful reading lawyers, criminologists, law enforcement officials.