Models of Psychopathology

Introduction.- The Deadly Drama Triangle and Relational Competence Theory.- Parentification.- Parental Alienation Behaviors.- Bullying.- Stockholm Syndrome.- Psychopathology and Self-Regulation: Assessment, Case Conceptualization, and Intervention.- Conclusion.- Future of Relational Psychopathology.- Appendices

Lisa M. Hooper has published and has done research on the Parentification model, as one variations of the DDT (Hooper, 2007; Hooper at al., 2011a, 2011b).Luciano L'Abate has been responsible for resuscitating the DDT and for seeing the other models as related and derived in many ways from this model.Laura G. Sweeney has had a great deal of personal experience with the Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS). She has published chapters on various paradigms and co-edited one book on Research on Writing Approaches in Mental Health with L'Abate (2011). Giovanna Gainesini has published in the area of Bullying. Peter Jankowski, is eminently qualified to write about the Stockholm Syndrome

"In these latest books, Dr. L'Abate further advances his theory of using distance, remote writing on the Internet for preventive, promotional, para-therapeutic, therapeutic, and rehabilitative purposes. Dr. L'Abate believes that this approach can match most psychiatric disorders derived from common psychological tests and link interventions with matching evaluations in ways that cannot be achieved verbally from face-to-face meetings.

The new books will be available through Workbooks for Better Living (http://mentalhealthhelp.com/homepage/) either at the end of this year or next year. Dr. L'Abate founded the site in 1996 as a forum to offer low-cost interactive practice exercises administered by qualified mental health professionals.

"The workbooks consist of a series of assignments or homework assignments, interactive practice exercises comprised of questions or tasks to be utilized for educational, para-preventive, or para-therapeutic purposes," said Dr. L'Abate. "Assignments can be administered through face-to-face interaction and delivered at a distance from participants through mail, fax, or computer. These workbooks can be used also as software for Computer-Assisted Interventions."Dr. L'Abate, a Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Georgia State University in Atlanta, founded the first Ph.D. program in Family Psychology and the first automated play therapy room in the world. He is a Diplomate and former Examiner of the American Board of Professional Psychology and Fellow and Approved Supervisor of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. In 1994 he was awarded the title of "Family Psychologist of the Year" by the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association.



Because of his original and highly creative theories on family relationships and his continuing work in this field of psychology, Dr. L'Abate, remains a much sought-after speaker by universities and professional organizations.