Systems of Psychotherapy. A Transtheoretical Analysis Tenth Edition

Comprehensive, systematic, and balanced, Systems of Psychotherapy uses a wealth of clinical cases to help readers understand the major psychotherapies, including psychodynamic, existential, experiential, interpersonal, exposure, behavioral, cognitive, third wave, systemic, multicultural, and integrative. The tenth edition of this landmark text thoroughly analyzes 15 leading systems of psychotherapy and briefly surveys another 32, providing students and practitioners with a broad overview of the discipline.

The book explores each system’s theory of personality, theory of psychopathology, and resulting therapeutic process and relationship. Through these explorations, the authors clearly demonstrate how psychotherapy systems agree on the processes producing change while diverging on the elements in need of change. Additionally, the authors present the central limitations, outcome research, and future directions of each system of psychotherapy.

This tenth edition features a reconfigured chapter on positive psychological treatments, expanded coverage of the Unified Protocol and transdiagnostic personalizing, new self-reflection exercises, additional examples of child and adolescent therapy, and more than 500 new references, recommended readings, and web resources.

• Adopts an integrative framework that respects both the similarities and differences among the psychotherapies
• Presents cogent criticisms of each system from various theoretical perspectives
• Uses a consistent chapter structure and voice throughout the book
• Formulates and treats the same patient (Ms. C) through each psychotherapy system
• Provides key terms, self-reflection exercises, recommended readings, and websites at the end of each chapter\

CONTENTS

Preface
About the Authors
Chapter 1: Defining and Comparing the Psychotherapies: An Integrative Framework
Chapter 2: Psychoanalytic Therapies
Chapter 3: Psychodynamic Therapies
Chapter 4: Existential Therapies
Chapter 5: Person-Centered Therapies
Chapter 6: Experiential Therapies
Chapter 7: Interpersonal Therapies
Chapter 8: Exposure Therapies
Chapter 9: Behavior Therapies
Chapter 10: Cognitive Therapies
Chapter 11: Third-Wave Therapies
Chapter 12: Systemic Therapies
Chapter 13: Gender-Informed Therapies
Chapter 14: Multicultural Therapies
Chapter 15: Positive Psychology and Solution-Focused Therapies
Chapter 16: Integrative Therapies
Chapter 17: Comparative Conclusions: Toward a Transtheoretical Therapy
Chapter 18: The Future of Psychotherapy
Appendix A: Meta-Analysis
Appendix B: An Alternative Table of Contents
References
Credits
Name Index
Subject Index