The Psychology of Romantic Relationships
- 1st Edition - August 1, 2025
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Authors: Ami Rokach, Erez Zverling, Ami Sha'ked
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 1 3 2 0 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 1 3 2 1 - 9
Dive deep into the complex waters of martial intimacy with The Psychology of Romantic Relationships. Aimed for researchers, students, and clinicians, this comprehensive explor… Read more
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Request a sales quoteDive deep into the complex waters of martial intimacy with The Psychology of Romantic Relationships. Aimed for researchers, students, and clinicians, this comprehensive exploration and dissecting what factors contribute to successful relationships. Starting with Intimacy in Romantic Relationships, each chapter unfolds a new facet of the intricate dynamics that underlie successful marriages. From the crucial role of communication and trust in The Centrality of Communication in Marriage and Trust in Romantic Relations to the delicate balance of Gratitude in Intimate Relationships and Forgiveness, this book provides a rich tapestry of insights for anyone seeking to understand and improve their martial bonds. Whether you're a seasoned psychologist, a budding therapist, or a curious student of the human heart, 'Psychology of Martial Intimacy' equips you with the knowledge and tools to navigate the blissful highs and occasional mayhem of love.
- Combines theoretical insights with real-world applications
- Reviews what constitutes a marriage including trust, attitudes and control
- Outlines the key factors that contribute to the problems and obstacles in an intimate relationship
Researchers, students and clinical professionals studying and treating patients in regard to sexuality and relationship and marriage
1. Introduction
2. Accurate empathy in romantic relationships
3. Intimacy, the heart and soul of romantic relationships
4. Don’t get list: Love-maps in romantic relationships
5. Attachment in intimate relationships
6. Attitude alignment in close relationships
7. Creating, maintaining and sharing positive emotions: Capitalization of positive emotions
8. Feeling and expressing gratitude
9. Interdependence is key to well-functioning marriage
10. Marital commitment
11. Respect and its benefits
12. The power to influence romantic partners
13. The willingness to sacrifice in romantic relationships
14. Martial satisfaction
15. Supporting our romantic partner
16. Self-expansion and its effect on martial intimacy and sexual desire
17. The centrality of trust in romantic relations
18. Loneliness: When a marriage does not enhance a sense of belonging
19. The centrality of communication in marriage
20. Accommodating partner’s destructive behavior
21. Casual attributions and conflict in intimate relations
22. Managing conflicts in romantic relationships
23. Locus of control in romantic relationships
24. The effects of emotional regulation on the couple
25. The effects of dialectic tension
26. Narcissism and its influence on intimacy and sexuality
27. The many faces of forgiveness
28. Managing relational stress
29. Maintaining and strengthening the marital relationship
2. Accurate empathy in romantic relationships
3. Intimacy, the heart and soul of romantic relationships
4. Don’t get list: Love-maps in romantic relationships
5. Attachment in intimate relationships
6. Attitude alignment in close relationships
7. Creating, maintaining and sharing positive emotions: Capitalization of positive emotions
8. Feeling and expressing gratitude
9. Interdependence is key to well-functioning marriage
10. Marital commitment
11. Respect and its benefits
12. The power to influence romantic partners
13. The willingness to sacrifice in romantic relationships
14. Martial satisfaction
15. Supporting our romantic partner
16. Self-expansion and its effect on martial intimacy and sexual desire
17. The centrality of trust in romantic relations
18. Loneliness: When a marriage does not enhance a sense of belonging
19. The centrality of communication in marriage
20. Accommodating partner’s destructive behavior
21. Casual attributions and conflict in intimate relations
22. Managing conflicts in romantic relationships
23. Locus of control in romantic relationships
24. The effects of emotional regulation on the couple
25. The effects of dialectic tension
26. Narcissism and its influence on intimacy and sexuality
27. The many faces of forgiveness
28. Managing relational stress
29. Maintaining and strengthening the marital relationship
- Edition: 1
- Published: August 1, 2025
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 300
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443313202
- eBook ISBN: 9780443313219
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Ami Rokach
Ami Rokach, Ph.D. A clinical psychologist, a member of the psychology dept. at York University in Toronto. His therapeutic and research interests include loneliness, sexuality, couple & sex therapy, anxiety and phobias, traumatic experiences and personal growth, stress management, and palliative care. After 35 years of ‘doing’ psychology he is still intrigued by human nature, people’s suffering, and the real opportunity that we all have to grow, flourish, and reinvent ourselves despite obstacles and painful experiences.
Affiliations and expertise
Psychology Department, York University, Toronto, CanadaEZ
Erez Zverling
Dr. Erez Zverling teaches social psychology, organizational behavior and statistics at the College of Law and Business, Ramat Gan. In his research, he examines the effects of social power in close relationships and social identity. He is the author of The Power to Care: Effects of power in Intimate Relationships.
Affiliations and expertise
School of Psychology, College of Law and Business, Ramat Gan, Israel School of Social Work, University of Haifa, Haifa, IsraelAS
Ami Sha'ked
Dr. Ami Sha'ked is a couples and sex therapist for over four decades. He hods a PhD in psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. Sha'ked was a post-doctoral research fellow at the Rehabilitation Research Institute (1974-1975). Dr. Sha'ked was an Assistant professor of psychology and the head of the Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Psychology at Indiana University-Purdue in the USA (1975-1978). In 1996 he was appointment to clinical professorship of psychology at Fairleigh-Dickenson University in New Jersey, and served as dean of the Psychology Program of FDU extension in Israel. In 1979 Sha'ked founded the Institute for Sex Therapy, Education and Research at Shiba Medical Center served as Director until 1996. Dr. Sha'ked is the Founding Editor of Sexuality and Disability Journal (A Journal Devoted to the Psychological and Medical Aspects of Sexuality in Rehabilitation and Community Settings). Currently Sha'ked is the Dean of the Psychology Faculty at the College of Law and Business in Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Affiliations and expertise
Academic Center for Law and Business, Tel Aviv, Israel