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                            Theses and Dissertations 
                            2012 
                            Couples in therCouples in therapapy: pry: problem aroblem areas, communication eas, communication patterns, and patterns, and 
                            outcome outcome 
                            Diana Olarte 
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                 Graduate School of Education and Psychology 
                           
                           
            COUPLES IN THERAPY:  PROBLEM AREAS, COMMUNICATION 
                    PATTERNS, AND OUTCOME 
          
          
          
          
               A clinical dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction 
                   of the requirements for the degree of 
                      Doctor of Psychology 
                           
                           
                         by 
                       Diana Olarte 
                       September, 2012 
               Kathleen Eldridge, Ph.D. – Dissertation Chairperson 
          
          
                           
          
                                                     
           This clinical dissertation, written by  
            
            
            
                            Diana Olarte 
                                
                                
           under the guidance of a Faculty Committee and approved by its members, has 
           been submitted to and accepted by the Graduate Faculty in partial fulfillment of 
           the requirements for the degree of  
            
            
                        DOCTOR OF PSYCHOLOGY 
            
            
            
           Kathleen Eldridge, Ph.D., Chairperson 
           Shelly P. Harrell, Ph.D. 
           Clarence Hibbs, Ph.D. 
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
                                
            
                                                     
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
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