CASE STUDY:
“THE LAWYER”
The patient is a 45-year-old lawyer who seeks treatment at his
wife’s insistence. She is fed up with their marriage; she can no
longer tolerate his emotional coldness, rigid demands, bullying
behavior, sexual disinterest, long work hours, and frequent
business trips. The patient feels no particular distress in his
marriage, and has agreed to the consultation only to humor his
wife.
It soon develops, however, that the patient is troubled by
problems at work. He is...