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Constructing the Sexual Crucible: An Integration of Sexual and Marital Therapy (Norton Professional Books)

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Schnarch has completed a Herculean task of exploring in depth the role of intimacy and sexuality (and spirituality). The sexual crucible model clearly is the most sophisticated model available today for marriage and sex therapists. His novel approach propells the field beyond the behavioral and technique focus that most therapist wouldn't even do if they had too. I was impressed that he attempted to address spirituality and some of his concepts in the final chapter are interesting. However, he falls into a simple dichotomy in analyzing religion which basically is a good/bad split. He really doesn't understand the depth of thought behind some of the previous great thinkers and sees them only through 20th century glasses, where they are easy targets. Overall, I strongly recommend this book to therapists. It is truly groundbreaking.

This book makes sense of the relationship between personal growth and intimacy with another. Schnarch describes how differentiation can be accelerated with the use of sexual intimacy. He gives the basis for a decision in favor of monogamy without one bit of moralism. A very exciting book

Just read Schnarch's chapter in Principles and Practice of Sex Therapy (leiblum, rosen) which made me interested in his therapy. Disappointed to find out he only caters to the sex for the rich ($6000 for 12 hrs of therapy... Do you care about relationships or money Dr?). Think his approach can largely be summed up by indiv therapy and development is the source of probs. Work at developing yourself and the rest should follow (rather than focusing on compromising for the relationship and trying to keep things copacetic). Read Principles and Practice of Sex Therapy to get a bunch of diff. ideas about therapy. Very helpful.

Based on generally accepted relational theory. Alas, it's very technical. Dr. Schnarch has a few easier to read books, but personally I feel the articles he's written over the years are better if you can find one (such as in the Networker March/April 1993 at the URL in the first comment).

Although I am a medical doctor and consider myself to be average in intelligence, this book put me to sleep. There is so much theory and scientific information that it put me, a physician, to sleep. There are some parts that deserve merit and some insights that are useful but you have to read a large amount of material that seems amazingly boring to get to it. I would not recommend this book. I have read 100 pages so far and it has been hard to continue reading more. I will make an effort to finish it and report to you later. Maybe there is a surprise somewhere ahead of these pages

This book is written to train doctors who treat couples for sexual issues that arise in marriage. My wife and I have tried to read this book together, it goes so deep into the history of sex and uses words that only a doctor would get. I am sure that this is a very good book and I will continue to read it. For people having issues in their marriage, I don't recommend this book, it is to hard to follow. It spends the first three chapters putting you to sleep. I am still in search of a book that will help my wife and I get things working again. If anyone really liked this book, I am sorry if I upset or offended you.

I would have loved to save time and purchased this book from a local retailer. Problem was that I could not find it. There is a reason why Amazon.com is such a force to be reconed with. They had the book. I placed the order on Friday and had it in my hand on Monday.
The book is wonderful. The service at Amazon was seemless and painless.