Principles of Psychotherapy

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.

• Preface viiPart One Introduction1 The Nature and Goals of Psychotherapy 32 The Patient 113 The Therapist 254 Theory, Research, and Practice in Psychotherapy 41Part Two The Initial Phase of Psychotherapy5 Evaluation and Assessment 616 The Treatment Contract 817 Conduct of the Interview 105Case Interlude I: Evaluation and Assessment of Ms. A 120Part Three The Middle Phase of Psychotherapy8 Communicating Understanding: Interpretation 1299 Interference with Communication: Resistance 17110 The Psychotherapy Relationship: Transference 21511 The Psychotherapy Relationship: Countertransference 257Part Four The Final Phase of Psychotherapy12 Termination 277Case Interlude II: Psychotherapy with Ms. A 311References 325Author Index 363Subject Index 373