{"product_id":"the-self-in-the-family-9780471122470","title":"The Self in the Family","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his acclaimed book A Theory of Personality Development, Luciano L''Abate introduced a revolutionary theory of personality development and functioning that departed radically from traditional theories. In place of hypothetical traits existing in an empirical vacuum, Dr. L''Abate offered an image of observable interpersonal competencies functioning within the basic contexts of home, work, leisure, and the marketplace. Central to his theory was a developmental model that posited the family as the primordial setting in which propensities are formed and behavior patterns set. By defining personality in terms of the growth and interplay of interpersonal competencies, the L''Abate theory provided an epistemologically and empirically sound basis for understanding personality function and dysfunction as corollaries and extensions of one another.  \u003cp\u003eIn The Self in the Family, Luciano L''Abate and Margaret Baggett again break new ground by expanding the L''Abate theory of personality developm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSUMMARY AND EXPANSION OF THE THEORY.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Family as the Context for Personality Development andSocialization.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Corroborating the Theory: Independent and Indirect Evidence.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Corroborating the Theory: Direct Evidence.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hurt: A Fundamental but Neglected Feeling.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Continuum of Likeness in Intimate Relationships: Theory andResearch.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Linking Individual with Family Behavior: Seven Models in Search ofa Theory.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e EXPANSIONS OF THE THEORY TO PERSONALITY, CRIMINALITY, ANDPSYCHOPATHOLOGY.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Linking Personality with Criminality and Psychopathology.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Criminalities.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Affective Disorders.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Psychopathologies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Addictions and Psychosomatic Illnesses.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e APPLICATIONS OF THE THEORY TO PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Prevention.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Crisis Interventions and the Psychotherapies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e CONCLUSION.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Toward a Simple Arithmetical Model for InterpersonalRelationships.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e References.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Indexes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402492191063,"sku":"9780471122470","price":138.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471122470.jpg?v=1730480572","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-self-in-the-family-9780471122470","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}