Uniquely integrative and authoritative, this volume explores how advances in social psychology can deepen understanding and improve treatment of clinical problems. The role of basic psychological processes in mental health and disorder is examined by leading experts in social, clinical, and counseling psychology. Chapters present cutting-edge research on self and identity, self-regulation, interpersonal processes, social cognition, and emotion. The volume identifies specific ways that social psychology concepts, findings, and research methods can inform clinical assessment and diagnosis, as well as the development of effective treatments. Compelling topics include the social psychology of help seeking, therapeutic change, and the therapist--client relationship. The book will be of use to mental health professionals, including clinical and counseling psychologists, clinical social workers, and psychiatrists; clinical researchers; social and personality psychologists; graduate students in these fields.
It will also serve as a text in graduate-level courses on abnormal psychology, psychopathology, human behavior, advanced social psychology, and theories and models in clinical psychology.