Developmental-Systemic Family Therapy with Adolescents

Contents * About the Author * Contributors * Acknowledgments * Introduction * Organization of the Material * Conceptual Approach * Assessment * SECTION I: ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT * Chapter 1. Cognitive Development * Influence of Cognitive Development on Therapy Process * Principles of Cognitive Development * Adolescent Egocentrism * Summary * Chapter 2. Emotional Development * Three Aspects of Emotion * Developmental Issues * Emotion in Families * Emotion in Family Therapy * Summary * Chapter 3. Identity Development * What Is Identity? * Identity Crises * Identity Status * Developmental Aspects of Identity * Summary * Chapter 4. Self-Esteem * What Is Self-Esteem? * Primary Aspects of Self-Esteem * Developmental Aspects of Self-Esteem * Domains of Self-Esteem * Factors Associated with Self-Esteem * Presenting Problems Associated with Self-Esteem * Assessment of Self-Esteem * Locus of Control * Summary * SECTION II: INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS * Chapter 5. Attachment * What Is Attachment? * Types of Attachment * Attachment in Adolescence * Attachment in Families * Family Therapy Implications * Assessment of Attachment in Family Therapy * Summary * Chapter 6. Parent-Adolescent Relationship * Connectedness for Adolescents * Functions of Families * Parental Influence * Parenting Strategies * Solution-Focused Therapy * Summary * Chapter 7. Peer Relationships * Peer Influence * Friends * Peer Rejection * Assessment of Peer Rejection * Clinical Intervention for Peer Rejection * Summary * SECTION III: ADOLESCENT RISK TAKING * Chapter 8. Sexuality * Media Influences * Influence of Individual Psychosocial Factors * Influence of Dating Dynamics * Influence of Family Relationships * Parental Involvement in Sexuality Education * Summary * Chapter 9. Alcohol and Substance Abuse * Trends * Treatment of Alcohol and Substance Abuse: Conceptual Issues * Treatment of Alcohol and Substance Abuse: Structural Family Therapy * Summary * Chapter 10. Suicide * Research on Suicide and Adolescence * Risk Factors * Conceptualization of Suicide in Family Therapy * Therapeutic Process * Summary * SECTION IV: TREATMENT ISSUES * Chapter 11. Use of Self * The Natural Self * The Fight for Control * The Differentiated Therapist * The Use of Self and Stages of Therapy * Summary * Chapter 12. Some Considerations on Inviting the Participation of Adolescents in Psychotherapy * From the Outside Looking In * Research in Support of Increased Adolescent Involvement in the Family Process * Accountability * Evaluating Our Preferred Models of Psychotherapy for Personal Agency and Cognitive Development * Summary * Conclusion * Concluding Example * Summary * Notes * References * Index * Reference Notes Included