The Passion Trap: How to Right an Unbalanced Relationship - Softcover

Delis, Dean C.; Phillips, Cassandra

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1587361086 ISBN 13: 9781587361081

Publisher: Fenestra Books, 2013

Synopsis

Who gets caught in the Passion Trap?

It's the catch-22 of romantic relationships: The more deeply one partner falls in love, the more distant the other becomes. This is the passion trap, an emotional dynamic that results in increasing desire and desperation in the "one-down" lover, and dissatisfaction, often mingled with guilt and withdrawal, in the "one-up."

Now Dr. Dean Delis, a renowned psychologist who believes the passion trap is both common and curable, shows you how to change the patterns that threaten your relationship. Drawing from his counseling work with individuals and couples, he offers fresh insights and powerful, proven techniques--from Trial Closeness to Healthy Distance--to help you and your partner rekindle romance and discover a new equilibrium of love and desire for a lifetime of happiness.

About this title

From the Publisher:

THE PASSION TRAP is among the best books I've ever read--technical or popular--on relationships. It is extraordinarily insightful ... practical and full of suggestions people can use to improve their relationships.... I am recommending it to everyone I know who is interested in this area.

--Robert J. Sternberg. Ph.D., IBM Professor of Psychology and Education, Yale University; President, American Psychological Association; editor of THE PSYCHOLOGY OF LOVE

I had planned to skim through THE PASSION TRAP, but ended up reading every page and taking notes. It captures the essence of today's complicated relationships. Not to be missed!

--Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz, M.A., M.F.C.C., author of THE SUPERWOMAN SYNDROME

It is impossible to have been in love and not find yourself in this book.

--Warren Farrell, Ph.D., author of WHY MEN ARE THE WAY THEY ARE

About the Author:

Dr. Dean C. Delis is a clinical psychologist, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, and a staff psychologist at the San Diego V.A. Medical Center. He has more than 100 professional publications and has served on the editorial boards of several scientific journals. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology and American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology. Raised on his family's farm in the central valley of California, he lives near San Diego with his wife, Meg, and three boys, Patrick, Drew and Miles.

Cassandra Phillips' background includes literary criticism, newspaper reporting, and film industry script development. Currently she lives in Hawaii, pursues free-lance writing, and works with her husband Bob Burkey in their commercial orchid nursery. They have two children, Billy and Keely.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fenestra Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1587361086
• ISBN 13: 9781587361081
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 290