MAJOR THEORIES OF PERSONALITY DISORDER, 2ND ED.
Mark F. Lenzenweger & John F. Clarkin (Eds.)
Guilford Publications, 2004
LEARNING OBJECTIVES - This course was designed to allow the reader to:
• Learn psychodynamic, interpersonal, attachment, ecological, psychometric, and neurobiological models of personality disorder
• Reflect on significant theoretical, empirical, and clinical developments
• Explore similarities and differences among the various theories
• Identify potential avenues of integration
• Discuss implications for research and clinical care
• Learn why psychiatry research prefers a categorical approach to psychopathology
• Learn why reliable ratings of personality disorder symptoms are now possible but does not necessarily ensure validity of the diagnosis has been established
• Understand the contemporary model of cognitive therapy
• Recognize that little research is available that compares cognitive therapy with other approaches to treat individuals with personality disorders
• Learn the higher-order structures that organize personality and psychological functioning
• Learn a modified psychoanalysis model to meet the clinical demands of patients with severe personality disorders
• Learn about Contemporary Integrative Interpersonal Therapy (CIIT) and its use
• Learn why Depue and Lenzenweger do not believe personality disorder represent distinct, categorical diagnostic entities
Mark F. Lenzenweger, Ph.D., is Professor of Clinical Science, Cognitive Psychology, and Behavioral Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton and Adjunct Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York City.
John F. Clarkin, Ph.D., is Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and Director of Psychology and Co-Director of the Personality Disorders Institute at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
15 CE credits; 441 pages
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