Download or read book Splitting Up written by Alvin Pam and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 1998-08-06 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the characterological struggle that leads to the breakup through the difficult adjustments that come after the marriage is over, this volume examines the emotional process of divorce. Illustrated throughout with evocative case examples, this book explores why marriages fail, the feelings and reactions of both the rejecting and the rejected partners, the psychodynamics of jealousy, the possibility of reconciliation, and the impact of divorce on children.