1 Introduction ORIENTATION AND RATIONALE
SOME FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES
2 Sullivan's Conceptions: Beginnings of a System THE INTERPERSONAL NATURE OF PERSONALITY HUMAN INFANCY
LATER DEVELOPMENTS AND ACQUISITIONS
THE DEVELOPMENTAL ERAS
DISTORTIONS OF INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS
Mechanisms of defense
An example of mild mental disorder: Jealousy
An example of more serious mental disorder: Hysteria
An example of severe mental disorder: Schizophrenia CONCLUSION
3 Learning Interpersonal Behavior BASIC PROCESSES IN HUMAN LEARNING
Action learning, Cognitive learning PLANS AND STRATEGIES: AN INTEGRATION
OVERVIEW Interpersonal behavior and the habits of squirrels 4 Varieties of Interpersonal Behavior A TAXONOMY OF INTERPERSONAL BEHAVIOR
THE ACHIEVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF INTERACTIONAL BALANCE
5 Negotiating Interpersonal Transactions REWARDS AND COSTS
INTERACTION-OUTCOME PROCESSES: TWO EXAMPLES
GENERALIZED INTERPERSONAL STYLES AND THEIR INTERACTIONAL ASPECTS
POWER AND DEPENDENCE IN DYADIC RELATIONSHIPS 6 Contractual Arrangements in Interpersonal Relations THE DEVELOPMENT OF NORMS
IMPLICIT CONTRACTS IN DYADIC INTERACTION
FRAUDULENT INTERPERSONAL CONTRACTS
A FINAL WORD 7 Personality Disorder: Extranormative Efforts at Relationship THE DEFINITION OF PERSONALITY DISORDER
CAUSAL FACTORS IN PERSONALITY DISORDER
VARIETIES OF RESIDUAL RULE-BREAKING
8 Psychotherapy: Disorder-Reducing Interpersonal Relationships
DYADIC RELATIONSHIP THERAPY AS THE FOCUS
THE PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC TASK
BASIC PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES
THE TRANSFER OF THERAPEUTIC LEARNING, Image dedifferentiation, Intervention in other client relationships
