Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Section I: Understanding Master Conflict Therapy (MCT) -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Definitions, History, and Influences -- The Call for Integration -- The Freudian Influence -- The Problem with Choice -- Choosing a Life Partner -- The Greeks, Freud, and Conflict -- Nietzsche, Freud, and Conflict -- MCT: A Personal Journey -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 2: Key Features of a Master Conflict -- Fifteen Fast Facts -- The Power of a Master Conflict -- The Development of Relationship Symptoms -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 3: Master Conflicts -- Acceptance vs. Rejection -- Adequacy vs. Inadequacy -- Closeness vs. Distance -- Commitment vs. Freedom -- Conformity vs. Rebellion -- Control vs. Chaos (Out-of-Control) -- Getting Your Needs Met vs. Caretaking -- Giving vs. Withholding -- Justice vs. Injustice -- Legitimacy vs. Illegitimacy -- Person vs. Object -- Power vs. Passivity -- Resolution vs. Misery -- Satisfaction vs. Disappointment -- Security vs. Risk -- Self vs. Loyalty (Others) -- Specialness vs. Ordinariness (Less than Ordinary) -- Success vs. Sabotage (Big vs. Small) -- Trust vs. Distrust -- Others (Conflict Adjustment) -- Summary -- Reference -- Section II: Assessment and Treatment -- Chapter 4: Assessment -- Structuring the Therapy -- Using the Genogram as an Assessment Tool -- Questions for the Genogram -- Content and Process -- Identifying Incongruent Feelings and Behaviors -- Assessing Sociocultural Factors -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 5: Treatment -- The 5-Stage Treatment Process -- Exercises -- Neutrality, Balance, and Boundaries -- Broadening the Process -- Treatment: Success and Failure -- Termination and Relapse -- Summary -- References -- Section III: Case Studies