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.

A decade in the making, the Handbook is the definitive contemporary exposition of interpersonal psychoanalysis. It provides an authoritative overview of development, psychopathology, and treatment as conceptualized from the interpersonal viewpoint.

This authoritative handbook provides a cutting-edge overview of classic and current research as well as an assessment of future trends in the field of interpersonal processes. Ensures thorough and up-to-date coverage of all aspects of interpersonal processes Includes contributions by academics and other experts from around the world to ensure a truly international perspective Provides a comprehensive overview of classic and current research and likely future trends Fully referenced chapters and annotated bibliographies allow easy access to further study Now available in full text online via xreferplus, the award-winning reference library on the web from xrefer. For more information, visit www.xreferplus.com

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Part 1: Overview and General Interpersonla Formulations. 1 Interpersonal Theory for Personality and Psychotherapy. 2 Interpersonal Formulations of Psychotherapy: A Contemporary Model. 3 Interpersonal Therapy and Active Intervention. 4 Self-Fulfilling Prophecy, Maladaptive Behavior, and Psychotherapy. 5 A Social Learning Theory Analysis of Interactional Theory Concepts and a Multi-dimensional Model of Human Interaction Constellations. 6 Sequence, Pattern, and Style: Integration and Treatment Implications of Some Interpersonal Concepts. 7 The Rationale of Psychotherapeutic Discourse. Part 2: Interpersonal Assessment. 8 Functional Analysis of Interpersonal Behavior. 9 Symptoms and Interpersonal Problems: The Prototype as an Integrating Concept. 10 Use of Structural Analysis of Social Behavior to Guide Intevention in Psychotherapy. Part 3: Interpersonal Process Models for Psychotherapy. 11 Interactional Psychotherapy: Using the Relationship. 12 Relational Psychotherapy: The Clinical Facilitation of Intimacy. 13 A Brief, Strategic Interactional Approach to Psychotherapy. 14 Being Asocial in Social Places: Giving the Client a New Experience. 15 Confronting the Client-Therapist Relationship in Psychotherapy. 16 Short-Term Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression: Description and Efficacy. Part 5: Summary and Conclusions. 17 Interpersonal Approaches to Psychotherapy: Summary and Conclusions.

Interpersonal sensitivity refers to the accuracy and/or appropriateness of perceptions, judgments, and responses we have with respect to one another. It is relevant to nearly all aspects of social relations and has long been studied by social, personality, and clinical psychologists. Until now, however, no systematic or comprehensive treatment of this complex concept has been attempted. In this volume the major theorists and researchers of interpersonal sensitivity describe their approaches both critically and integratively. Specific tests and methods are presented and evaluated. The authors address issues ranging from the practical to the broadly theoretical and discuss future challenges. Topics include sensitivity to deception, emotion, personality, and other personal characteristics; empathy; the status of self-reports; dyadic interaction procedures; lens model approaches; correlational and categorical measurement approaches; thin-slice and variance partitioning methodologies; and others. This volume offers the single most comprehensive treatment to date of this widely acknowledged but often vaguely operationalized and communicated social competency.