Infidelity Case Analysis Literature Review

The traditional view of marriage in most cultures is that it is a union until death (Perrucci & Knudsen, 1990). Implicit in the vast majority of marital unions is the expectation of sexual fidelity. However, as the data presented above suggest, fidelity may often be the exception among married couples than the rule. Baron and Byrne (2000) state that among American couples, about 1.2 million are likely to divorce in any given year; with marriage rates at about 2.4 million per year, it becomes apparent that marriage is a somewhat fragile relationship and one that can be difficult to maintain.

Baron and Byrne (2000) commented that marriages fail for any number of reasons. Unresolved conflict over matters related to finance, lifes

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places enormous psychological and emotional strains on a marriage and on the ability of partners to cope with their own responses and restructure their marriage in a mutually satisfying manner. Assessment of the Couple Description of the Couple Luis and Rachel Pacheo have been married for three years. Luis, who is Hispanic and Haitian, is 33 years old and Rachel (a Hispanic woman) is 24 years old. The couple have three children, ages 9, 6, and 3. Luis is currently employed as a masonry work in construction, but has frequently been jobless during their ten-year relationship. Rachel does not work and remains in the home caring for the children. Marital infidelity, issues of trust, and physical abuse are the presenting problems that brought the couple to outpatient counseling. Social History The couple met when Rachel was 14 and Luis was 22. At that time, he was a drug dealer and she was one of his employees. Luis was incarcerated and Rachel was sent to a group home due to behavioral problems. When Luis was released from prison, they dated, Rachel became pregnant, the couple briefly separated, but reunited when Rachel was seven months pregnant. Initially, Luis did not believe that he was the father of Rachel's child
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