Symptom Assessment and Marital Secrets
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*Assessment Interview* Below are some questions about marital secrets that can be asked of a couple. * Do you two keep secrets? * Do you keep secrets because you are afraid the other person will reject you? * Do you keep secrets because you are afraid the other person will think less of you? * Do you keep secrets because you think telling the secret would hurt your spouse? * Is secret keeping a problem in your marriage? * Do you feel that you have a close and intimate relationship? * Do you think your spouse if keeping secrets from you? * Do you to trust each other? If not, why and in what ways? * Do you two believe that all secrets need to be told, no matter how trivial? * Do you allow each other to keep secrets? * Are secrets about past relationships okay? * Are secrets about money issues okay? * Are secrets about recreation okay? * Are secrets that involve mutual friends okay? * Are family secrets okay? * Are embarrassing secrets okay?

