Preface vii
Part One Introduction
1 The Nature and Goals of Psychotherapy 3
2 The Patient 11
3 The Therapist 25
4 Theory, Research, and Practice in Psychotherapy 41
Part Two The Initial Phase of Psychotherapy
5 Evaluation and Assessment 61
6 The Treatment Contract 81
7 Conduct of the Interview 105
Case Interlude I: Evaluation and Assessment of Ms. A 120
Part Three The Middle Phase of Psychotherapy
8 Communicating Understanding: Interpretation 129
9 Interference with Communication: Resistance 171
10 The Psychotherapy Relationship: Transference 215
11 The Psychotherapy Relationship: Countertransference 257
Part Four The Final Phase of Psychotherapy
12 Termination 277
Case Interlude II: Psychotherapy with Ms. A 311
References 325
Author Index 363
Subject Index 373
Irving B. Weiner, PHD, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the University of South Florida and former director of Psychological Services at the University of South Florida Psychiatry Center in Tampa, Florida. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology in both clinical and forensic psychology.
Robert F. Bornstein, PHD, is Professor of Psychology in the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies at Adelphi University. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Association for Psychological Science, and Society for Personality Assessment; and his research on personality disorders, most recently the dependent personality, has been funded by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Science Foundation.
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