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In this chapter, we will present an overview of the practice of rational-emotive couples therapy; outline some of its basic philosophical under-pinnings and indicate their relationship to its general goals; discuss some of the distinctions between rational-emotive and other forms of marital or relationship therapy; and show how various principles from social exchange theory can be integrated into a rational-emotive approach to couples therapy that distinguishes between two basic types of relationship problems.
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DiGiuseppe, R.A., Zeeve, C. (1985). Marriage. In: Ellis, A., Bernard, M.E. (eds) Clinical Applications of Rational-Emotive Therapy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2485-0_3
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