The relationship expert from the Ladies' Home Journal, the Wall Street Journal, and Lifetime Television shows how to prevent marriage problems before they start

There's nothing wrong with starter jobs and starter homes, but starter marriages? Relationship expert Monica Mendez Leahy is on a mission to help readers make their marriage last. Her 1,001 Questions to Ask Before You Get Married offers a reality check for couples on the marriage path, helping them realize how much they have yet to discover about their partner's nature, thought processes,...

The North Dakota State Constitution provides one of the most comprehensive studies of the North Dakota Constitution and the legal decisions which have helped to create and shape it.

In this volume, James E. Leahy provides a short history the territory that became North Dakota, a description of its native people, and insight into the creation of its territorial and state government and its politics. The North Dakota State Constitution also includes each of the substantive provisions of the North Dakota Constitution along with a detailed study of the cases and events that...

Introduction. Part 1: Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations. Models of Resistance. Resistance to Procedure. Part 2: Dimensions of Resistance. Validation Resistance. Self-Consistency. Schematic Resistance. Moral Resistance: Compulsive Responsibility. Victim Resistance. Risk Aversion and Depressive Resistance.

Why do standard, evidence-based interventions fail to work for certain clients or in certain situations? What tools do cognitive-behavioral theory and therapy offer for managing difficult cases? This cutting-edge volume brings together an array of leading practitioners to address these and other critical questions that are often overlooked in the CBT literature. Each research-based chapter addresses a specific kind of "roadblock," exploring how and why it arises and suggesting effective, practical solutions. Topics include overcoming obstacles in the treatment of specific disorders, new...