American Journal of Psychotherapy
- Volume 37
- Number 3
- July 1983
Editorial
Articles
Publication date: 01 July 1983
Pages312–327In order to achieve more understanding of the diagnosis of borderline personality, particularly as it relates to DSM-III, a historical review of influential diagnostic approaches is undertaken. Comparisons are made between DSM-III and these other ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1983.37.3.312Publication date: 01 July 1983
Pages328–345The treatment of twenty-nine firesetters by a “graphing” technique is described. The technique sequentially correlates external stress, behavior, and feelings on a line graph. The focus is to correlate feelings and behavior. This technique is described, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1983.37.3.328Publication date: 01 July 1983
Pages346–356The author presents the case that the critical variable affecting the decision to divorce can best be understood through an exploration of the patient’s conception of the alternative. The factors shaping this conception and its validity are examined. The ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1983.37.3.346Publication date: 01 July 1983
Pages357–364The interlude between short- and long-term psychotherapy is ordinarily characterized by the following developments: (1) an increasing vagueness with respect to formerly circumscribed psychological goals, (2) the assumption on the part of the therapist of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1983.37.3.357Publication date: 01 July 1983
Pages365–375Normal adults evolve through a sequence of developmental transitions. Psychotherapy, designed to mitigate obstacles to growth, can be brief when focal objectives are keyed to developmental readiness. Patients who require a helping relationship over ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1983.37.3.365Publication date: 01 July 1983
Pages376–386This paper explores the relationship between affect and cognition in normal, borderline, and psychotic child cases while proposing an hypothesis by which it may be understood. It also presents pertinent new data that further clarify the cognitive and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1983.37.3.376Publication date: 01 July 1983
Pages387–399This article discusses the concept of resistance from a family systems perspective and illustrates, through the use of a clinical vignette, how a systemic approach may be utilized in the conduct of intensive individual psychotherapy.
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1983.37.3.387Publication date: 01 July 1983
Pages400–410Outcome of eclectic psychotherapy conducted in private psychological practice was evaluated. Significant change in target symptoms, global functioning, and life adjustment was found after four months of psychotherapy. The results suggest generalization of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1983.37.3.400Publication date: 01 July 1983
Pages411–427While religious dreams may be difficult to assess in our current scientific materialism, they can provide tremendous energy for growth and health. Views on religious dreams from ancient cultures to current scientific observations, along with clinical case ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1983.37.3.411Publication date: 01 July 1983
Pages428–438The psychodynamic theory of the Capgras delusion is reviewed and critiqued. A new explanation is offered based on the findings in a large series of schizophrenics with the characteristic delusion. The central issue is adduced to be the patient’s loss of a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1983.37.3.428Book Review
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