Social Psychology and Dysfunctional Behavior

10.10.1986

Englisch

9780387963259

Springer US

Springer Series in Social Psychology

Nein

Rowland S. Miller

262

Gebundene Ausgabe

Origins, Diagnosis, and Treatment

social psychology, diagnosis, psychology, therapy, Aggression

JMS - Das Selbst, das Ich, Identität und Persönlichkeit

1. Introduction.- Why So Longs?.- The Emerging Interface.- Current Topics at the Interface.- 1. Interpersonal Origins of Dysfunctional Behavior.- 2. Attributional Processes.- Maladaptive Attributions.- Adaptive Attributions.- Conclusions.- 3. Attributions, Perceived Control, and Depression.- Learned Helplessness.- Therapeutic Implications of Learned Helplessness Theory.- Egotism as an Alternative Explanation of Helplessness.- Reactance as a Reaction to Loss of Control.- Individual Differences in Response to Loss of Control.- Negative Reactions to Control.- Conclusions.- 4. Self-Processes and Behavioral Problems.- Self-Esteem Maintenance.- Self-Awareness.- Conclusions.- 5. Self-Presentational Aspects of Maladaptive Behavior.- An Introduction to Self-Presentation.- Impression Management and Mental Illness.- Self-Presentations of Physical Illness.- Aggression and Criminality.- Theoretical Integrations.- Conclusions.- 6. Anxiety and Inhibition in Interpersonal Relations.- Theories of Social Anxiety.- Self-Presentation Theory.- Inhibited and Avoidant Behavior.- Implications for Treatment.- Conclusions.- 7. Troubled Relationships.- Personal Dysfunctions.- Interactive Dysfunctions.- Relationship Dysfunctions.- Conclusions.- II. Interpersonal Processes in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Psychological Problems.- 8. Clinical Inference.- Statistical Versus Intuitive Decision Making.- The Limits of Introspection.- Personalistic Biases in Judgment.- The Constraints of Preconceptions.- Belief Perseverance.- The Confirmatory Bias.- Illusory Correlations.- Overconfidence.- The Behavioral Confirmation of Erroneous Inferences.- Improving Clinical Inference.- Conclusions.- 9. The Social Influence Model in Counseling and Psychotherapy.- Social Psychological Foundations.- Counselor Characteristics.- Message Characteristics.- Client Characteristics.- Critique of the Social Influence Model of Counseling.- Theoretical Considerations.- Conclusions.- 10. Behavioral Compliance and Psychological Change.- Attitude-Discrepant Behavior and Psychological Change.- Clinical Applications.- Conclusions.- 11. Expectancies and Behavior Change.- Therapist Expectancies.- Client Expectations.- Common Features of Strategies of Behavior Change.- Conclusions.- 12. Areas and Issues.- Other Topics of Interest.- Social Psychologists as Therapists?.- To the Future.- References.- Author Index.

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