Sentences with phrase «increasing emotional distance»

In 1974 Minuchin described the involvement as occurring along a continuum that lies between enmeshment at one extreme (perhaps the mother - son relationship in the example above) and disengagement at the other (perhaps the increasing emotional distance between his mother and father).

A harsh start - up begins with the Four Horsemen and causes flooding and increased emotional distance that can strain the marriage.

If you think you spouse's behavior is a reflection of how he or she feels about you, then you will start getting critical and increase your emotional distance.

Not exact matches

In addition, strained marital relationships can lead to increased father marginalization in the family and distancing from their children and thus reduce his physical and emotional availability (Markiewicz et al., 2001).

... a child's development is hampered and faces increased risks of their emotional and psychological status if there are large distances between their residences.

Therefore, the achilles heel to any separation of physical distance is to maintain, preserve and eventually increase / improve the emotional closeness between two committed individuals.

They also need to understand that the other partner's increasing disengagement and emotional distancing is fuelled by a fear of messing up, a distaste for feeling inadequate, or a concern that talking about issues will make their partner want to leave.

■ This, in turn, may be resolved in one of two ways: Disengagement marked by increasing disconnection and emotional distance, or a high conflict period marked by the 4 Horsemen and high level of painful conflict.

For people low in avoidant attachment (i.e., those with less of a need for emotional distance in relationships), their desire for sex was higher when their partners were more responsive, but for those who are highly avoidant (i.e., those who do express desires to be distant from partners) actually desired sex less as partner responsiveness increased.

It doesn't seem like that would really be a key ingredient for friendship and for having a good sex life, but it's very essential because there is an increasing sense of emotional distance when couples don't do these things.

As intense emotions increase, parents will begin to create emotional distance between each other.

Reduced emotional distance (i.e., increased warmth) within the family pictures was more strongly related to reduced conduct problems in high CU compared to low CU children, further adding support to the notion that parental warmth is of unique importance to the development of children with CU traits (hypothesis c).

Just when we need emotional support the most, during a period of bereavement, many relationships experience increased strain, conflict and emotional distance.

For example, one partner fearing that he / she is no longer desired by their spouse is enough to shift their behavior and the relationship dynamics in ways that decrease marital satisfaction (e.g., increased hostility, pulling away during intimacy, withdrawing, or creating physical and / or emotional distance in other ways).