Contemporary Interpersonal Theory and Research Personality, Psychopathology, and Psychotherapy

by Kiesler, Donald J.

• ISBN13: 9780471148470
• ISBN10: 0471148474
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-05-24
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Pioneered by Harry Stack Sullivan in the 1940s, interpersonal therapy has, over the past half century, firmly established itself as one of the four main psychotherapeutic families. Now, from one of the brightest lights currently working in the field, comes the comprehensive guide to contemporary interpersonal research, theory, and practice. Providing a valuable resource for students as well as mental health professionals, Donald J. Kiesler offers both an exhaustive, up-to-the-minute survey of current methods and principles, and a systematic, empirically based approach to interpersonal psychotherapy. In the first part of the book, the focus is on general principles of personality and maladjustment as viewed from the interpersonal perspective. Dr. Kiesler introduces the interpersonal circle-one of the central conceptual underpinnings of interpersonal theory and practice. He then explores the importance of the interpersonal circle in both research and clinical applications, including its roles in the assessment of maladaptive behavior, the conceptualization and diagnosis of DSM TM mental disorders, the analysis of the therapeutic relationship, and the shaping of subsequent interpersonal interventions. Dr. Kiesler also describes the various interpersonal cognitive components and delineates interpersonal principles of complementarity. And he provides circumplex inventories, indispensable tools of the trade used in interpersonal diagnosis, treatment and supervision planning, and evaluation processes. Part 2 is devoted to clinical considerations. Dr. Kiesler provides practical guidelines on interpersonal assessment, diagnosis, therapy, and supervision for a wide range of DSM disorders. He highlights principles of therapeutic metacommunication and interpersonal impact disclosure as they apply to both psychotherapy and supervision. And most importantly, he develops the crucial concept of the maladaptive transaction cycle, explaining how it serves as an overarching principle in differential intervention for patients with specific DSM disorders. Throughout the book, the author reviews the world literature concerning interpersonal theory and practice, critically appraising all important new and emerging concepts, methods, and research trends. Timely, authoritative, and comprehensive, Contemporary Interpersonal Theory and Research is sure to have a profound impact on the fields of psychology, psychiatry, and social work for many years to come. "This groundbreaking book, by one of the leading figures in the interpersonal tradition, will define the field and set the course for theory, research, and practice for years to come. At a time when interpersonal perspectives are becoming increasingly influential, this formidable achievement provides an essential sourcebook for theorists, researchers, and clinicians."-Jeremy Safran, PhD, The New School for Social Research "By almost any measure, what Don Kiesler has accomplished in this work is truly extraordinary. He has taken the enormously large, diverse, and complex literature on the tradition established by Harry Stack Sullivan in psychopathology and psychotherapy, reviewed it systematically and comprehensively, and refined it into a limited set of fundamental principles. The book promises to occupy a central place in interpersonal thinking in personality and clinical psychology."-Robert C. Carson, PhD, Duke University "...a rich and powerful description of how the therapeutic relationship itself brings about change. In a masterful tour de force, [Dr.] Kiesler brings his interactional formulations to bear on current DSM groupings, transforming these categories from mere descriptive labels into useful therapeutic tools. A much-needed book, with rewards for clinician and researcher alike."-Sheldon Cashdan, PhD, University of Massachusetts, Amherst "Donald Kiesler has created an essential and authoritative guide to the interpersonal

Author Biography

DONALD J. KIESLER, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. Recognized as a leading expert in interpersonal psychotherapy, he is the author of many influential books and articles on various aspects of interpersonal theory and practice. These include The Process of Psychotherapy: Empirical Foundations and Systems of Analysis; Handbook of Interpersonal Psychotherapy; and Therapeutic Metacommunication: Impact Disclosure as Feedback in Psychotherapy. Dr. Kiesler received his doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Illinois, Urbana.

Table of Contents

Part One Personality and Psychopathology
Overt Interpersonal Behavior and the Interpersonal Circle	3	(32)
Some Basic Assumptions about Human Behavior	4	(1)
Interpersonal Behavior	5	(2)
Two Basic Dimensions of Interpersonal Behavior	7	(4)
The Interpersonal Circle	11	(12)
Interpersonal Circumplex Inventories	23	(7)
Evaluating Circumplexity and Scoring of Interpersonal Inventories	30	(5)
Interpersonal Behavior	35	(18)
Moderating Factors and Other Issues
Critique of the Two Interpersonal Dimensions	35	(3)
Interpersonal Inventories: Measures of Interpersonal Acts? or Interpersonal Styles?	38	(4)
Gender and Interpersonal Behavior	42	(3)
Situations in Interpersonal Behavior	45	(4)
The Temporal Dimension in Interpersonal Behavior	49	(2)
Implications for Behavior Theory and Social Learning	51	(2)
Covert Components of Interpersonal Behavior	53	(30)
Sullivan's Self-Dynamism	54	(2)
Cognition in Interpersonal Behavior: Contemporary Formulations	56	(3)
Interpersonal Research into Selective Attention, Expectancies, and Cognitive Construal of Interpersonal Information	59	(8)
Self and Self-Other Schemas in Interpersonal Theory	67	(4)
Emotion in Interpersonal Behavior	71	(2)
The Nature of Significant Others	73	(9)
Conclusion	82	(1)
Interpersonal Behavior and Our Bids for Complementarity	83	(28)
Self-Presentation and Self-Confirmation	84	(3)
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy	87	(1)
Interpersonal Principles of Complementarity	88	(14)
Empirical Research in Complementary	102	(7)
Conclusion	109	(2)
Measurement of the Covert Complementary Response	111	(14)
The Impact Message Inventory
Impact Message within Psychotherapy	111	(1)
Development of the Impact Message Inventory	112	(7)
Unique Advantage of the Impact Message Inventory	119	(1)
Empirical Research with the Impact Message Inventory	120	(5)
Maladjusted Interpersonal Behavior	125	(46)
General Principle of Formulations for Specific DSM Disorders
General Interpersonal Principles of Maladjusted Behavior	127	(7)
Interpersonal Maladjustment: Empirical Research	134	(4)
Positive Illusion: Maladaptive? or Normal?	138	(3)
The Maladaptive Transaction Cycle	141	(2)
A Transactional Conceptualization of DSM Dsythymia	143	(5)
Interpersonal Conceptualizations of Other DSM Disorders	148	(19)
Conclusion	167	(4)
Part Two Diagnosis, Psychotherapy, and Supervision
Interpersonal Assessment and Diagnosis	171	(33)
The Interpersonal Circle: A Conceptual Map for Psychiatric Diagnosis	172	(1)
Some Circumplex Methodological Considerations	173	(1)
Psychiatric Symptoms and Interpersonal Problems	174	(1)
Interpersonal Circle Diagnosis of DSM Personality Disorders	174	(2)
Some Principles of Interpersonal Circle Diagnosis	176	(8)
An Interpersonal Circle Translation of the DSM-III Personality Disorders	184	(2)
Interpersonal Empirical Findings	186	(8)
Assessment of the Maladaptive Transaction Cycle	194	(3)
The Inventory of Interpersonal Problems	197	(1)
The Interaction Record and Functional Analysis of Interpersonal Behavior	198	(1)
The Process of Interpersonal Assessment and Diagnosis	199	(2)
Issues in Interpersonal Diagnosis	201	(3)
A Vocabulary for Interpersonal Interventions	204	(13)
Interpersonal Communication, Nonverbal Behavior, and the Meaning Frames
Interpersonal Communication	204	(2)
Principles of Interpersonal Communication	206	(3)
Nonverbal Behavior	209	(1)
The Meaning Frames	210	(7)
The Relationship is Psychotherapy	217	(19)
An Interpersonal Communication Analysis
Interpersonal Relationships	217	(1)
Relationship in Psychotherapy: An International Communication Analysis	218	(4)
Distinct Relationship Events in Psychotherapy	222	(10)
Relationship: A Context for the Effectiveness of Psychotherapy Interventions	232	(2)
Other Interpersonal Research on the Psychotherapy Relationship	234	(2)
Interpersonal Communication Interventions	236	(46)
Interpersonal Complementarity Principles
An Encapsulation	236	(1)
Prologue	237	(2)
Targeting the Maladaptive Transaction Cycle	239	(3)
Interpersonal Circle Principles of Intervention	242	(10)
Other Presentations of Contemporary Interpersonal Interventions	252	(2)
Interpersonal State Models of Psychotherapy	254	(7)
Complementary Patterns over the Stages of Psychotherapy: Formulations and Research	261	(6)
Differential Interpersonal Treatments	267	(3)
Empirical Interpersonal Research on Psychotherapy	270	(12)
Interpersonal Communication Intervention	282	(26)
Therapeutic Metacommunication
Metacommunication Defined	284	(3)
A Two-Stage Model	287	(4)
Principle of Metacommunication	291	(11)
Empirical Studies of Impact Disclosure	302	(3)
Impact Disclosure in Contemporary Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy	305	(1)
Conclusion	306	(2)
Interpersonal Communication Supervision and the Parallel Process	308	(13)
Task and Transaction Components	308	(1)
Parallel Process: An Interpersonal Analysis	309	(2)
Transactional Supervisory Interventions	311	(1)
The Metacommunicative Priority	312	(3)
Disengagement Interventions in Interpersonal Communication Supervision	315	(2)
Summary	317	(1)
Parallel Process: Empirical Research	317	(4)
Conclusion	321	(2)
References	323	(50)
Author Index	373	(10)
Subject Index	383