Interpersonal Foundations of Psychopathology

by Horowitz, Leonard M.

• ISBN13: 9781591470816
• ISBN10: 1591470811
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-12-01
• Publisher: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

Summary

Stanford Univ., CA. Examines findings from developmental, social, and personality psychology and unifies these findings into an interpersonal approach to psychopathology. Illustrates the importance of considering the social basis of many disorders and exposes interpersonal subtleties required in treatment.

Author Biography

Leonard M. Horowitz is professor of psychology at Stanford University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction to the Interpersonal Approach	3	(4)
Part I. Foundations of an Interpersonal Approach	7	(94)
Interpersonal Motive as an Explanatory Construct	9	(16)
Attachment and the Stress of Separation	25	(28)
Communion and Agency in Interpersonal Interactions	53	(28)
The Self-Image and Interpersonal Processes	81	(20)
Part II. Representative Personality Disorders	101	(46)
Dependent and Avoidant Personality Disorders	103	(28)
Obsessive-Compulsive and Paranoid Personality Disorders	131	(16)
Part III. Common Syndromes	147	(40)
Syndromes and Axis I Disorders: Depressive and Panic Disorders	149	(20)
Difficulty Regulating Impulses, Thoughts, and Behavior: Obsessive-Compulsive and Eating Disorders	169	(18)
Part IV. Identity Disturbance: A Synthesis	187	(64)
Diffuse Identity and Lack of Long-Term Direction: The Histrionic Personality Disorder and Other Related Disorders	189	(16)
Split Identity and Instability: Borderline Personality Disorder and Related Conditions	205	(16)
Schizophrenia and Related Disorders	221	(30)
Part V. Conclusions	251	(14)
The Interpersonal View of Psychopathology	253	(12)
Appendix	265	(12)
References	277	(44)
Author Index	321	(10)
Subject Index	331	(18)
About the Author	349