Handbook of Interpersonal Psychology : Theory, Research, Assessment and Therapeutic Interventions

by Leonard M. Horowitz (Stanford University, Stanford, CA ); Stephen Strack (VA Ambulatory Care Center, Los Angeles, CA and Alliant University, Los Angeles, CA, Editors )

• ISBN13: 9780470881071
• ISBN10: 0470881070
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2010-11-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Modern interpersonal psychology is now at a point where recent advances need to be organized so that researchers, practitioners, and students can understand what is new, different, and state-of-the art. This field-defining volume examines the history of interpersonal psychology and explores influential theories of normal-abnormal behaviors, widely-used assessment measures, recent methodological advances, and current interpersonal strategies for changing problematic behaviors. Featuring original contributions from field luminaries including Aaron Pincus, John Clarkin, David Buss, Louis Castonguay, and Theodore Millon, this cutting-edge volume will appeal to academicians, professionals, and students interested in the study of normal and abnormal interpersonal behavior.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction

Theoretical Perspectives

An Attachment-Theory Framework for Conceptualizing Interpersonal Behavior

Relatedness and Self-definition in Normal and Disrupted Personality Development

Origins and Applications of the Interpersonal Circumplex

Evolution, Life History Theory, and Personality

The Five-Factor Model, Five-Factor Theory, and Interpersonal Psychology

Basic Interpersonal Processes and Mechanisms

Interpersonal Motivation

Interpersonal Complementarity

Empathic Accuracy and Inaccuracy

Person Perception, Dispositional Inferences, and Social Judgment

The Role of Nonverbal Communication in Interpersonal Relations

Personality and Interpersonal Interactions

Trust as Motivational Gate-Keeper in Adult Romantic Relationships

An Attachment-Theory Perspective on Social Support in Close Relationships

Conceptualizing Relationship Violence as a Dyadic Process

Differentiating the Dark Triad Within the Interpersonal Circumplex

Social Allergens

Social Domains, Personality, and Interpersonal Functioning

Assessment of Interpersonal Characteristics

Circular Reasoning About Circular Assessment

Circumplex Measures of Interpersonal Constructs

Structural Analysis of Social Behavior (SASB)

Interview Measures of Interpersonal Functioning and Quality of Object Relations

Psychopathology and Health

Interpersonal Diagnosis of Psychopathology

Personality Disorders

An Interactional Model for Interpersonal Process and Trauma

Depressive Disorders and Interpersonal Processes

Interpersonal Processes in the Anxiety Disorders

An Interpersonal Perspective on Risk for Coronary Heart Disease

Interpersonal Therapeutic Interventions

Interpersonal Issues in Treating Children and Adolescents

The Therapeutic Alliance: Research and Theory

Interpersonal Interventions for Maintaining an Alliance

Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)

Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy

Group Therapies

Conclusion

Summary and Concluding Remarks

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