10In Your Private Practice, You Are Counseling a Couple Who

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10.In your private practice, you are counseling a couple who is experiencing significant marital distress. As you learn more about their lives, it becomes apparent to you that both spouses are experiencing a lot of stress in domains outside their marriage. For example, the husband describes a long commute, long working hours, and a difficult working relationship with his boss. The wife is juggling school and work, while dealing with her mother's deteriorating health due to Alzheimer's disease. Given the research by Tesser and Beach (1998) on stressor salience and relationship functioning, what is a goal that you might have for this couple?