ABOUT THE AUTHOR
CHAPTER 1 The Family
The Family Life Cycle
CHAPTER 2 Family Traits That Engender Psychopathology
Lack of Direction
Emotionality
Clear Expression of Thoughts
The Fearful Person
Manipulation
Communication
The Double Bind
Other Problems That May Contribute to Psychopathology
CHAPTER 3 The Role of Learning and Psychopathology
CHAPTER 4 Parenting and Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Patterns in Children
The Oppositional Defiant Child
The Conduct Disordered Child
The Mood Disordered Child
The Anxious Child
The Attention Deficit—Hyperactive Child
The Double Bind
Summary
CHAPTER 5 Parenting With the Adolescent and Young Adult
The Withdrawn Adolescent
The Depressed Adolescent
Adolescents and Bipolar Disorder
Behavioral Problems With Adolescents
The Young Adult
The Demanding Young Adult
Relating to Others
Adolescents and Young Adult Drug Use
Seeking Marriage
CHAPTER 6 Chronic Illness and Family Dynamics
The Individual
Effects on the Spouse
The Effects on the Children
The Chronically Ill Child and the Family
Helping the Chronically Ill Person
The Ill Child
Dementia
CHAPTER 7 Mood Disorders and Family Dynamics
The Spouse
Helping the Depressed Person
Bipolar Disorder
Children and Depression
Helping the Child
CHAPTER 8 The Anxious Person and the Family
Generalized Anxiety and the Family
The Anxious Person and the Family
The Anxious Parent and the Children
The Anxious Child and the Family
Other Anxiety Disorders
CHAPTER 9 Abuse
The Perpetrator
Abuse as a Type of Manipulation
The Victim
The Lifelong Effects of Abuse on an Individual
Helping the Victim
CHAPTER 10 Chemical Dependency and Family Dynamics
The Spouse
The Children
The Drug Dependent Adolescent
Helping the Person
CHAPTER 11 Personality Disorders
Definition of a Personality Disorder
The Disorders and How They Are Learned
The Odd and Eccentric Cluster
The Dramatic Cluster
The Anxious Cluster
The Family
CHAPTER 12 Therapy With Children and Parents
How to Help Parents
Therapy With Parents
Therapy With Children
CHAPTER 13 The Foundation for Therapy With Adults
CHAPTER 14 Therapy With Couples
Taking Sides
Commitment
Acting on Emotions
Communication
Successful Marriage
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