Adult Personality Growth in Psychotherapy (Paperback)

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Advancing personality growth in psychotherapy; Part I. Self-Organization: 2. Self-organization; 3. Identity functioning and self-states; 4. Possibilities for change in self-narratives; Part II. Relationships: 5. Changing relationship patterns; 6. Advancing relationship capacities; 7. Improving maladaptive patterns in sexual relationships; Part III. Control and Emotional Regulation: 8. Control of unconscious emotional potentials; 9. Defensive styles; 10. Emotional avoidance maneuvers; References; Index.