Interpersonal Situation

Aaron Pincus is a professor of clinical psychology at the Pennsylvania State University. He has published hundreds of research articles and chapters, established the Contemporary Integrative Interpersonal Theory upon which this book is based, and is widely considered the foremost expert in interpersonal assessment, theory, and psychotherapy. He is a founding member and former President of the Society for Interpersonal Theory and Research, fellow of the Society for Personality Assessment, and former editor‐in‐chief of Assessment, in addition to several other editorial roles. He has won numerous awards, including the American Psychological Association Theodore Millon Award for contributions to Personality Psychology and the Society for Personality Assessment Bruno Klopfer Award for contributions to Personality Assessment. He has also been in active clinical practice and supervision for more than 30 years.Christopher J. Hopwood is a professor of personality psychology at the University of Zurich. He has published hundreds of research articles, edited books, and chapters on personality assessment, personality disorders, and interpersonal processes. He is the former president of the Society for Interpersonal Theory and Research and board member and fellow of the Society for Personality Assessment. He has been associate editor at Assessment, Journal of Personality Assessment, Journal of Personality Disorders, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. He has won numerous awards, including the American Psychological Association Theodore Millon Award for contributions to Personality Psychology and the Society for Personality Assessment Beck, Exner, and Mid‐Career Awards for contributions to Personality Assessment. He has more than 10 years of experience in clinical practice and supervision.

"Pincus and Hopwood have provided a definitive summary of interpersonal theory, including a comprehensive understanding of the broad areas of clinical practice - psychopathology, assessment, and intervention. These domains of clinical practice are often taught as separate courses and procedures for patient contacts (e.g. first assessment, then interventions) but this text provides a meaningful integration under a single theoretical approach. While transdiagnostic models and common factor approaches have challenged these traditional boundaries, Pincus and Hopwood explain how this unified interpersonal approach can also be sophisticated and adaptable for multiple situations." - Timothy Anderson, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Ohio University, Athens "This book is a well written, comprehensive, and engaging overview of contemporary integrative interpersonal theory (CIIT) that will broadly appeal to clinicians, academics, and students. Drs. Pincus and Hopwood, experts in interpersonal theory and research, succinctly summarize over 70 years of theory and research and provide a step-by-step primer for how to integrate CIIT seamlessly into clinical practice. In fact, their excellent clinical examples, including four cases followed in-depth throughout the book, truly bring the material to life for the reader. I have no doubt that it will become the ‘go-to’ book for anyone interested in learning more about CIIT." - Nicole M. Cain, PhD, Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ "The field of clinical assessment and intervention has undergone drastic changes in the last few decades, as clinicians and scholars alike have recognized the substantial limitations of categorical diagnostic models when describing and treating mental health disorders. Clinical formulations that rely wholly on psychiatric symptoms and generalized distress typically fail to capture the complex ways that mental health challenges impact individuals in their efforts to build and maintain lives of meaning, connection, and value. Contemporary integrative interpersonal theory (CIIT) represents a synthesis of clinical, theoretical, and empirical work from the past century aimed at challenging reductionistic models of mental health, offering new transdiagnostic frameworks that carry greater utility and more direct salience and value to both practitioners and patients. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the historical roots and central tenets of CIIT and offers immediate practical value to readers through the inclusion of evocative clinical case examples, guidelines for applying CIIT concepts in both clinical assessment and intervention, and free assessment and training resources for readers looking to incorporate CIIT into their work. This book offers readers an opportunity to not only expand their fundamental formulations of psychopathology and personality as abstract concepts, but to deepen their understanding of the real and heartfelt complexities of navigating relationships across both joyful and challenging moments in everyday life." - Katie C. Lewis, PhD, Director of Research, the Austen Riggs Center, Stockbridge, MA

• Part I. Contemporary Integrative Interpersonal TheoryChapter 1. Introduction to the Interpersonal PerspectiveChapter 2. History, Assumptions, and PrinciplesChapter 3. PsychopathologyChapter 4. Interpersonal Mapping of Common Mental Health ConstructsPart II. ImplementationChapter 5. AssessmentChapter 6. InterventionChapter 7. Clinical Integration and Transdiagnostic Utility