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.

Table of Contents:
I. Introduction 1. Social Psychological Foundations of Clinical Psychology: History and Orienting Principles, James E. Maddux II. Psychological Health and Psychological ProblemsSelf and Identity 2. The Role of Self-Awareness and Self-Evaluation in Dysfunctional Patterns of Thought, Emotion, and Behavior, Mark R. Leary and Eleanor B. Tate 3. Autobiographical Memory and the Construction of a Narrative Identity: Theory, Research, and Clinical Implications, Dan P. McAdams and Jonathan M. Adler 4. Social Psychology of the Stigma of Mental Illness: Public and Self-Stigma Models, Patrick W. Corrigan, Jonathon E. Larson, and Sachiko A. KuwabaraSelf-Regulation 5. Self-Regulatory Strength and Psychological Adjustment: Implications of the Limited Resource Model of Self-Regulation, Celeste E. Doerr and Roy F. Baumeister 6. Self-Regulation and Psychopathology: Toward an Integrative Perspective, Timothy J. Strauman, Megan C. McCrudden, and Neil P. Jones 7. Strategies of Setting and Implementing Goals: Mental Contrasting and Implementation Intentions, Gabriele Oettingen and Peter M. Gollwitzer 8. Self-Theories: The Roots of Defensiveness, Carol S. Dweck and Elaine S. Elliott-MoskwaInterpersonal Processes 9. Attachment Theory as a Social–Developmental Psychopathology Framework for the Practice of Psychotherapy, Hal S. Shorey 10. Social Support: Basic Research and New Strategies for Intervention, Brian Lakey 11. Social Comparison Theory, Pieternel Dijkstra, Frederick X. Gibbons, and Abraham P. Buunk 12. Self-Disclosure and Psychological Well-Being, Denise M. SloanSocial Cognition and Emotion 13. A Construal Approach to Increasing Happiness, Sonja Lyubomirsky and Rene Dickerhoof 14. Emotions of the Imperiled Ego: Shame, Guilt, Jealousy, and Envy, June Price Tangney and Peter Salovey 15. Social Cognitive Vulnerability to Depression and Anxiety, John Riskind, Lauren B. Alloy and Brian M. Iacoviello III. Social Psychology of Psychological Assessment and Diagnosis 16. The Social Psychology of Clinical Judgment, Howard N. Garb 17. Sociocultural Issues in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Psychological Disorders, Sopagna Eap, Robyn L. Gobin, Janet Ng, and Gordon C. Nagayama Hall 18. Clinical Assessment of Personality: Perspectives from Contemporary Personality Science, William G. Shadel 19. Interpersonal Assessment and Treatment of Personality Disorders, Lorna Smith BenjaminIV. Social Psychology of Behavior Change and Clinical Interactions 20. Enabling Self-Control: A Cognitive–Affective Processing Systems Approach to Problematic Behavior, Ethan Kross, Walter Mischel, and Yuichi Shoda 21. The Social Psychology of Help Seeking, Ronda L. Dearing and Cheryl Twaragowski 22. Social Cognitive Theories and Clinical Interventions: Basic Principles and Guidelines, James E. Maddux 23. Self-Directed Change: A Transtheoretical Model, James O. Prochaska and Janice M. Prochaska 24. Social Influence Processes and Persuasion in Psychotherapy and Counseling, Paul B. Perrin, Martin Heesacker, Chandylen Pendley, and Mary B. Smith 25. Implicit Processes in Social and Clinical Psychology, Joel Weinberger, Caleb Siefert, and Gregory Haggerty 26. The Social Psychology of Transference, Regina Miranda and Susan M. Andersen 27. Group Processes and Group Psychotherapy: Social Psychological Foundations of Change in Therapeutic Groups, Donelson R. ForsythV. Current Status and Future Directions 28. Social Psychological Foundations of Clinical Psychology: Initial Trends, Current Status and Future Directions, June Price Tangney