The Self in Understanding and Treating Psychological Disorders

A unique exploration of how the 'self' influences psychopathology, psychotherapy, emphasizing the need to integrate self-constructs into evidence-based conceptual models.

Michael Kyrios (Edited by), Richard Moulding (Edited by), Guy Doron (Edited by), Sunil S. Bhar (Edited by), Maja Nedeljkovic (Edited by), Mario Mikulincer (Edited by), Aaron T. Beck (Foreword by)

9781107079144, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 10 March 2016

255 pages, 3 b/w illus. 11 tables
25.2 x 19.5 x 1.6 cm, 0.71 kg

'The Self in Understanding and Treating Psychological Disorders is a treasure trove of information for both researchers and clinical practitioners. It offers plenty of useful insights as well as fascinating findings from research. The different chapters complement each other effectively. The human self is an important foundation for any quest to understand human nature and human behavior, and these chapters vividly and clearly describe what happens to the self in the context of psychopathology. The book is an informative and thought-provoking read, useful for anyone wanting an introduction or update to this vast and fast-moving field.' Roy F. Baumeister, Florida State University, and author of Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

This must-have reference is a unique exploration of how the individual notion of 'self' and related constructs, such as early schemas and attachment styles, impact on psychopathology, psychotherapy processes and treatment outcomes for psychological disorders across DSM-5, such as depression, bipolar and schizophrenia spectrum disorders, anxiety and trauma, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, autism, personality disorders, gender identity disorder, dementia and somatic problems such as chronic fatigue syndrome. It discusses the role of the concept of self in a wide range of existing theoretical and treatment frameworks, and relates these to real-life clinical issues and treatment implications. Emphasizing the importance of integrating an awareness of self constructs into evidence-based conceptual models, it offers alternative practical intervention techniques, suggesting a new way forward in advancing our understanding of psychological disorders and their treatment.

Foreword Aaron T. Beck
List of contributors
Section 1. Introduction and Concepts: 1. The self in psychological disorders: an introduction Michael Kyrios
2. The self-concept: theory and research Sunil S. Bhar and Michael Kyrios
3. Adult attachment and self-related processes Mario Mikulincer and Guy Doron
Section 2. The Self in Treatment Frameworks: 4. Working with the future: a psychodynamic-integrative approach to treatment Golan Shahar and Moran Schiller
5. Finding the self in a cognitive behavioural perspective David A. Clark
6. The self in acceptance and commitment therapy Robert D. Zettle
7. The self in schema therapy Eshkol Rafaeli, Offer Maurer, Gal Lazarus and Nathan C. Thoma
Section 3. The Self in Specific Psychological Disorders: 8. The self in depression Patrick Luyten and Peter Fonagy
9. The self in bipolar disorder Nuwan D. Leitan
10. The self in social anxiety Bree Gregory, Lorna Peters and Ronald M. Rapee
11. The self in post-traumatic stress disorder Mardi J. Horowitz and Monica A. Sicilia
12. Self processes in obsessive compulsive disorder Claire Ahern and Michael Kyrios
13. The self in the obsessive compulsive-related disorders: hoarding disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, and trichotillomania Richard Moulding, Serafino G. Mancuso, Imogen Rehm and Maja Nedeljkovic
14. Self-regulation in disordered gambling: a comparison with alcohol and substance use disorders Simone N. Rodda, Kate Hall, Petra K. Staiger and Nicki A. Dowling
15. The self in autism Istvan Molnar-Szakacs and Lucina Q. Uddin
16. Basic self disturbance in the schizophrenia spectrum: a review and future directions Barnaby Nelson, Louis A. Sass and Josef Parnas
17. Painful incoherence: the self in borderline personality disorder Giovanni Liotti and Benedetto Farina
18. The self in obsessive compulsive personality disorder Maja Nedeljkovic, Richard Moulding, Michael Kyrios and Stephanie Mathews
19. The self in chronic fatigue syndrome Stefan Kempke, Eline Coppens, Patrick Luyten and Boudewijn Van Houdenhove
20. The self in eating disorders Christopher Basten and Stephen Touyz
21. The self in dementia Lisa S. Caddell
22. The self in gender dysphoria: a developmental perspective Kenneth J. Zucker and Doug P. VanderLaan
Section 4. Conclusions and Future Directions: 23. Future directions in examining the self in psychological disorders Michael Kyrios, Richard Moulding, Sunil S. Bhar, Guy Doron, Maja Nedeljkovic and Mario Mikulincer
Index.

Subject Areas: Psychiatry [MMH], Psychology [JM]