COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE Developmental issues in the etiology of personality disorders; CHAPTER TWO Relational psychotherapy; CHAPTER THREE Object relations development theories: an overview; CHAPTER FOUR Attachment issues; CHAPTER FIVE Treating attachment issues; CHAPTER SIX Self-esteem issues; CHAPTER SEVEN Treating self-esteem issues; CHAPTER EIGHT Issues of eroticism; CHAPTER NINE Treating eroticism issues; CHAPTER TEN Developmental crises in adult life; CONCLUSION AND EPILOGUE; REFERENCES; INDEX
Summary
Personality pathology is rooted in early development and affects a wide range of affects, behaviours and cognitive processes. Every year thousands of articles about the etiology pf personality pathology are published in various professional or scientific reviews. There is a growing distance between the generalist's practice and our increasingly precise scientific knowledge. However, no one can read everything and therefore, it behoves us to ask ourselves the following questions: is the most recent better than what came before? Is the measurable and demonstrable necessarily clinically interestin
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-203) and index
