conjoint

Example Sentences

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If she meant that the two of you should get individual counseling simultaneously, that can sometimes be part of treatment for a couple—it may be called conjoint couple therapy.

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2019

For him as for most playwrights, the conjoint themes of society and self — twined in an embrace that is intimate yet suffocating — are the basis of all great theater.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2018

As a result, the practice, known as conjoint therapy, was blasted in psychology journals as "seriously lacking in empirically tested principles" and a "technique in search of a theory."

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2012

As a result, the practice, known as conjoint therapy, was blasted in psychology journals as “seriously lacking in empirically tested principles” and a “technique in search of a theory.”

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2012

When the sentiment of sympathy prevails, when the animal does his duty toward his young and his conjoint, he feels a sentiment of pleasure, of duty accomplished.

From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Forel, Auguste