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Running Head: ARTICLE CRITIQUE OLDER COUPLES ULMERT MFT 8307-10 NORTHCENTRAL UNIVERSITY ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET Student: Tamara Ulmer THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETELY FILLED IN Follow these procedures: If requested by your instructor, please include an assignment cover sheet. This will become the first page of your assignment. In addition, your assignment header should include your last name, first initial, course code, dash, and assignment number. This should be left justified, with the page number right justified. For example: UlmerT MFT 8307-10 Save a copy of your assignments: You may need to re-submit an assignment at your instructor’s request. Make sure you save your files in accessible location. Academic integrity: All work submitted in each course must be your own original work. This includes all assignments, exams, term papers, and other projects required by your instructor . Knowingly submitting another person’s work as your own, without properly citing the source of
ARTICLE CRITIQUE OLDER COUPLES ULMERT MFT 8307-10 1 the work, is considered plagiarism. This will result in an unsatisfactory grade for the work submitted or for the entire course. It may also result in academic dismissal from the University. MFT 8307 Dr. M. Shah The Couple Life Cycle in MFT ARTICLE CRITIQUE OLDER COUPLES ULMERT MFT 8307-10 Faculty Use Only <Faculty comments here> <Faculty Name> <Grade Earned> <Date Graded>
ARTICLE CRITIQUE OLDER COUPLES ULMERT MFT 8307-10 2 Tamara Ulmer Article Critique for Older Couples Northcentral University
ARTICLE CRITIQUE OLDER COUPLES ULMERT MFT 8307-10 3 Article Critique Marriage and family therapy is a effective way to improve relationship distress, and is often the expected course of treatment when couples are faced with conflict (Lebow, Chambers, Christensen, & Johnson, 2012). The potential impact of relationship distress can result in higher level of physical and psychological health concerns in both partners. Additionally, Smith and Baron (2016) assert that relationships among couples is a key component in their life and the number of older couples in society continues to grow as the life expectancy grows. With the aging population there are additional strains on the relationship such as age-related health issues, such as intimacy, reduction of mobility and function. As elderly couples try to address theses concerns, the use of supportive services such as marriage and family therapy can help mitigate potential conflict within the marriage and increase marital satisfaction in the later years. The purpose of this paper is to summarize a scholarly article with a focus on relationships in older couples. The paper will review both the strengths and weakness of each section within the article authored by Jensen & Rauer (2015) entitled: Marriage work in older couples: Disclosure of marital problems to spouses and friends over time. Article Critique: Jensen, J.F. & Rauer, A. J., (2015). Marriage work in older couples: disclosure of marital problems to spouses and friends over time. Journal of Family Psychology 29 (5) 732- 743. A question that has been taught to this student is to always begin a review of the article with asking the question: Why is this important? This is a question that I look to be answered in the first paragraph of the journal. The strength of the introduction was that the authors reviewed why researching marriage work among older adults is needed. They asserted that as individuals age the perception of living a long life is reduced and as a result, they also reduce their social
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