| Another Chance to Be Real: Attachment and Object Relations Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder Contributor(s): Roberts, Donald D. (Author), Roberts, Deanda S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0765705540 ISBN-13: 9780765705549 Publisher: Jason Aronson OUR PRICE: $58.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2007 Annotation: Object relations theory has been useful in understanding borderline personality disorder, and from this theoretical orientation have emerged effective approaches to its treatment. However, treatment based on the object relations model has tended to emphasize only the structural and technical facets of the psychotherapy enterprise, i.e., the frame of therapy, therapeutic neutrality, and interventions strategies, etc. In iAnother Chance to Be Reali, Donald and Deanda Roberts argue that the incorporation of attachment theory and research enhances the effectiveness of treatment by expanding the clinical focus to include relational and process factors. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychopathology - General - Psychology | Clinical Psychology - Psychology | Movements - Psychoanalysis |
| Dewey: 616.858 |
| LCCN: 2007022381 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.06" W x 8.92" (0.62 lbs) 186 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: By most accounts, people with a borderline personality disorder prove exceptionally difficult to treat. Divergent opinions abound about what, if anything, contributes to a positive outcome. Is it the quality of the relationship with the psychotherapist that is curative, in that the careful attunement of therapist to patient enables the development of a more secure attachment experience? Or is it the technical and structural parameters of the therapy--i.e., therapist neutrality, frame issues, and defensive operations combined with skillfully formulated and timely interventions? Taken together, the findings of attachment research and object relations theory offer an integrated understanding of borderline personality disorder as an attachment disorder that relies on a pervasive false self for adaptation and personal connections. A particular corrective relationship experience, therefore, is necessary if positive personality changes and improved adaptive capacities are to result. In Another Chance to Be Real, Donald and Deanda Roberts propose a treatment approach, specific to those suffering from borderline personality disorder, that emphasizes both relational and technical variables as necessary in eliciting a positive treatment outcome. |