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6 - A Contemporary Integrative Interpersonal Theory Formulation of Self and Social Pathology

from Part II - Contemporary Approaches to Traditional Conceptual Perspectives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 June 2025

By
Aidan G. C. Wright  and
Sienna R. Nielsen
Edited by
Konrad Banicki  and
Peter Zachar
Konrad Banicki
Affiliation:
Jagiellonian University, Krakow
Peter Zachar
Affiliation:
Auburn University, Montgomery
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This chapter describes the value of using Contemporary Integrative Interpersonal Theory (CIIT) to understand the self and social impairments that define personality disorders as a group. CIIT’s major tenets are summarized, with a particular emphasis on elaborating how the self and self-functioning are an integral part of interpersonal experience and expression. A generic definition of adaptive interpersonal functioning is provided along with a demonstration of how CIIT can accommodate specific constructs and diagnoses using borderline personality disorder and narcissism as examples.

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interpersonal theorypersonality disorderagency and communionborderline personalitynarcissism

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Conceptualizing Personality Disorder
Perspectives from Philosophy, Psychological Science, and Psychiatry
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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