The Table of Contents
The Power of Play in Relationships and Life: Theory and Research 1
The Couples’ Play and Positive Interaction Assessment and Marital Play Deficiency “Disorder” 21
No Play Zone: Looking at Barriers, Permission, and the Problems of Play 37
Cultivating a Play-It-Forward Attitude 65
Playful Practices That Pack a Punch 83
Promoting Paired Play: A Play Inventory for Couples 103
Protecting the Play Zone: Dating in Captivity 123
Sex and Sexuality and Marital Play Deficiency “Disorder” 137
The Playful Therapist: Personifying Play in Your Practice 161
Afterword 187
Bibliography 189
Index 195