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This article first discusses some rational-emotive perspectives on marital and couples therapy, including what constitutes a “good” relationship, some important differences between rational-emotive and other couples therapy approaches, and an RET classification of relationship problems. Second, this article also sketches out ways in which social exchange principles can be integrated into rational-emotive couples therapy.
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This is a revised version of a paper that originally appeared in A. Ellis and M. Bernard's (Eds.) 1985 text,Applications of Rational Emotive Therapy, Plenum Publishing Co., New York.
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DiGiuseppe, R., Zee, C. A rational-emotive theory of marital dysfunction and marital therapy. J Rational-Emot Cognitive-Behav Ther 4, 22–37 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01073478
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