The Self in the Family A Classification of Personality, Criminality, and Psychopathology

by L'Abate, Luciano

• ISBN13: 9780471122470
• ISBN10: 0471122475
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-01-07
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Modern Historiographyis the essential introduction to the history of historical writing. It explains the broad philosophical background to the different historians and historical schools of the modern era. In a unique overview of modern historiography, the book includes surveys on the Enlightenment and Counter Enlightenment; Romanticism; the voice of Science and the process of secularization within Western intellectual thought; the influence of, and broadening contact with, the New World; theAnnalesschool in France; and the effects of the repression and exile of the inter-war years and the Post-War 'moods.'Modern Historiographyprovides a clear and concise account of this modern period of historical writing.

Author Biography

LUCIANO L'ABATE, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Georgia State University. In addition to his academic career, Dr. L'Abate has maintained a private clinical practice in individual, marriage, and family therapy since 1958. On retiring from Georgia State, Dr. L'Abate was appointed Clinical Director of the International Counseling Center, a church-sponsored facility dedicated to helping minority ethnic groups in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. L'Abate is a member of numerous professional societies, most notably the American Family Therapy Association, the International Academy of Family Psychology—of which he was cofounder and first president—and the American Orthopsychiatric Association. A prolific writer and editor, Dr. L'Abate has written several other books including A Theory of Personality Development, Handbook of Developmental Family Psychology and Psycho-pathology, both available from Wiley, and Handbook of Social Skills Training and Research. MARGARET S. BAGGETT, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in the assessment and treatment of children and their families. In addition to her private practice, she works as a school psychologist. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Georgia Psychological Association (in which she holds a board position), and the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis. She is also a charter member of the Georgia Play Therapy Association. Dr. Baggett has studied and published with Dr. L'Abate over the past twenty years.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: SUMMARY AND EXPANSION OF THE THEORY	3	(198)
1. The Family as the Context for Personality Development and Socialization	3	(45)
2. Corroborating the Theory: Independent and Indirect Evidence	48	(46)
3. Corroborating the Theory: Direct Evidence	94	(21)
4. Hurt: A Fundamental but Neglected Feeling	115	(26)
5. The Continuum of Likeness in Intimate Relationships: Theory and Research	141	(34)
6. Linking Individual with Family Behavior: Seven Models in Search of a Theory	175	(26)
PART TWO: EXPANSIONS OF THE THEORY TO PERSONALITY, CRIMINALITY, AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY	201	(64)
7. Linking Personality with Criminality and Psychopathology	201	(22)
8. Criminalities	223	(13)
9. Affective Disorders	236	(8)
10. Psychopathologies	244	(10)
11. Addictions and Psychosomatic Illnesses	254	(11)
PART THREE: APPLICATIONS OF THE THEORY TO PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS	265	(68)
12. Prevention	265	(20)
13. Crisis Interventions and Psychotherapies	285	(48)
PART FOUR: CONCLUSION	333	(10)
14. Toward a Simple Arithmetical Model for Interpersonal Relationships	333	(10)
Appendix Self-Profile Chart--Revised Adult Form (RAF)	343	(2)
References	345	(36)
Author Index	381	(9)
Subject Index	390