Intimate Relationships and How to Improve Them Integrating Theoretical Models with Preventive and Psychotherapeutic Applications

Subjects:

• Psychology » Clinical Psychology
• Psychology » Cognitive Psychology

Reviews:

• L'Abate and De Giacomo describe, evaluate, and apply a theoretical model that integrates contextual, developmental, and relational theories of interpersonal competence and personality socialization in the family and other settings. Influenced by humanism, psychodynamic theory, behaviorism, and systems thinking via attachment, circumplex, and family paradigms, the authors propose a supermodel to facilitate a better understanding of functional and dysfunctional relationships and to suggest more effective intervention methods in preventative and psychotherapeutic settings....the proposed integrated model is a major achievement and signals a positive direction for the family life education and psychotherapy community. The authors eschew "flavor of the month" clinical approaches for an empirically driven model that incorporates the best of all theoretical models. A rich source for discussion and analysis in clinical psychology, family studies, and family therapy programs. Recommended. Graduate and research collections.
  —Choice February 2004
• For graduate students in clinical psychology, social work, psychiatry, counseling, and pastoral counseling, and professionals in the various mental health disciplines, including rehabilitation.
  —SciTech Book News September 2003

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Theories and Models of Intimate Relationships
• Two Taxonomies of Relational Styles
• A Developmental Theory of Relational Competence
• Evaluating the Model
• Integrating the Theory with the Model
• Applications of the Theory and the Model
• Theory-Derived Preventive Interventions for Non-clinical Relationships
• Theory-Derived Interventions for Clinical Relationships
• Model-Derived Preventive Interventions for Non-clinical Relationships
• Model-Derived Interventions for Clinical Relationships
• Practical Integration: Using Computers and Internet Technologies for Clinical and Non-clinical Relationships
• Conclusion
• Theoretical Integration of Theory and Model with other Models
• References
• Appendices