Enhancing Intimacy in Marriage

Most people believe that intimacy is a unitary construct-that is, that it is made up of only one component

Dennis A. Bagarozzi, Ph.D., is currently a Licensed Psychologist and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Georgia. He works in private practice in Atlanta and Athens, Georgia, at Human Resources Consultants, a consulting firm he formed in 1986. He has published widely, and has authored or co-authored seven texts. He is on the editorial boards of numerous clinical and scientific journals, and is the Editor of the Family Measurement Techniques section of the American Journal ofFamily Therapy.

Preface PART I: THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS 1. Intimacy: Components of a Basic Human Need 2. Intimacy: An Interactive and Dynamic Process 3. The Intimacy Needs Survey: An Experimental Measure for Clinicians 4. Assessment Considerations PARTII: PRACTICAL ISSUES 5. Practices and Procedures for Enhancing Intimacy: A Case Study of Clara and Ralph 6. Enhancing Intimacy: Practices and Procedures with Clara and Ralph Continued 7. Sexual Intimacy: Special Considerations 8. Final Considerations References Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Index