I am particularly interested in marriage and family therapy that combines the biopsychosocial model (Myers). From what I learned in my college psychology courses, I think that to best help people in marriage and family therapy you need to have a good approach with an individual, couple, or family to be successful. Combining biological, psychological and social therapy is the best way to identify external and internal problems in relationships and address them successfully. To get to the root of an unconscious problem I can practice a form of Psychoanalysis, Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Behavioral or Cognitive Therapy. For example, with psychoanalysis I can practice free association, where the client can open up about past events if they feel comfortable enough. I can also evaluate underlying childhood or adult issues and see how they are affecting the individual, marriage, or family dynamic with psychodynamic therapy. In humanistic therapy, person-centered therapy is a particular way in which a client reveals himself while I actively listen. I can also use behavioral therapy for unwanted behaviors such as fears or phobias and apply learning principles with classical or operant conditioning to change a behavior. And finally, I can use cognitive therapy to treat negative thoughts and behaviors by changing and adapting negative behaviors or thoughts with positive behaviors or thoughts. These therapies, used accordingly, bring many subconscious issues to the table with a client, but can also benefit them by identifying the cause of their problems. (Myers) These are just a few examples of the types of problems that could occur and how I would handle them. I believe there are many different approaches stemming from past relationships that influence all present and perhaps future relationships. It is important to understand past relationships to highlight any trends that can be corrected. Talking about how a relationship could be healthy is important for current or future relationships, whether parent to child, child to parent, or spouse to spouse. (Degenova)Works CitedDeGenova, Mary Kay. Intimate relationships, marriages and families. 7th ed. Boston, MA: McGraw Hill, 2008. Print. Kolb, Bryan, and Ian Q. Whishaw. An introduction to the brain and behavior. 2nd ed. New York: Worth, 2005. Print.Myers, David G. Psychology: Myers in Forms. 8th ed. New York: Worth, 2007. Print.Shiraev, Eric B., and David A. Levy. Cross-cultural psychology: Critical thinking and contemporary applications. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009. Print.