PSYC 334 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Derogation, Attention, John Gottman

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 334
• Professor: Ryan Curtis

Document Summary

Inattention to alternatives: don"t pay attention to alternatives: what does this have to do with interdependence theory, don"t plot your cl(alt) because it isn"t even there - you don"t pay attention to the alternatives. Interview: psychophysiological measures, heart rate, sweaty palms, jiggle-ometer, observation, preventative maintenance. It can be helpful to seek useful advice and counsel before anything goes wrong: among partners, the prep program tries to: Present: behavioral couple therapy: focuses on present interactions, couples may enter into explicit contracts to reward behavior from their partners with desirable behavior of their own, curtis dislikes this the most. Changing a communal relationship into an exchange relationship: cognitive behavioral therapy: adds changing cognition, talk a lot about expectation and disillusionment (schemas) Insight-oriented couple therapy: free spouses of some of the problematic emotional baggage. Accommodations: when partner does/says something negative, you respond kindly (relationship enhancing), big predictor of relationship success.