Decrease
emotional avoidance Communication is the foundation of every relationship, whether it's through spoken words, sign language, text messages or emails, or body language.
Not exact matches
Other targets of effective therapy include changing the views of the relationship, decreasing
emotional avoidance, improving
communication and promoting strengths, says Susan Whitbourne, Ph.D., in the «Psychology Today» article «5 Principles of Effective Couples Therapy.»
Enhanced dyadic
communication is used as an antidote to PTSD - related
emotional numbing and
avoidance as well as a means of increasing
emotional intimacy.
Couples Counseling works with the couple - system and allows the couple to have a more objective view of their relationship, modify dysfunctional behavior, decrease
emotional avoidance, improve
communication, and promote their strengths.
Factors that may lead to impaired
communication during the reintegration period include
emotional numbing or
avoidance in the service member secondary to post-traumatic stress or depression and unwillingness to talk about wartime experiences, including (often legitimate) concerns about exposing family members to violent or graphic contents, fears of being negatively judged, or the need to protect mission - related information (Lincoln et al. 2008; Riggs et al. 1998).