IRCT2013111715426N1 IRCT 2014-01-24 Research center of Shiraz University of Medical Science Emotional focus group counseling for elderly couples The Effect of Emotional Focused Group Counseling on Emotional spouse Abuse Behavior, and Marital Satisfaction among the Iranian Elderly Couple 2013-10-26 anticipated 95 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/14688 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Single blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment. N/A Spouse emotional abuse behavior. Intervention 1: The 10 sessions counselling are designed based on the nine steps of EFT-C which has been explained by Greenberg and & S. M Johnson (1998) ,and will be conducted as follows: Before the starting the 9 main session of counseling we develop a session for members’ preparation to share understanding of the problem, goals, to achieve the nature of emotional abuse, and the rules of participating in groups. Then 9 sessions will be started two sessions per week, each sessions will be counducted by one step Step 1: Identify the relational conflict. Step 2: Identify the negative interaction cycle where conflict is expressed. Step 3: Access unacknowledged emotions, attachment-oriented emotions. Step 4: Reframe the problem in terms of the cycle, underlying emotions that attend it, and attachment needs Step 5: Promote identification with disowned attachment needs and aspects of self Step 6: Promote partner’s acceptance of the other experience. Step 7: Facilitate expression of needs and wants to restructure the interaction based on new bounding events. Step 8: Facilitate the emergence of new solutions to old problems Step 9: Consolidation new positions and cycles of attachment behavior . Intervention 2: The Control group will not receive any intervention. They will continue their living as routine.