The related traits of hostility, anger, and aggressiveness have long been suggested as risk
factors for coronary heart disease (CHD). Our prior review of this literature (Smith, 1992) …

Abstract Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) are frequently present in the general
population as patients age with approximately a third of individuals experiencing LUTS …

This book is designed to explain the major personality theories and to stimulate critical
thinking about them.

Several studies have explored associations between measures of adult attachment style
and the Big Five personality traits or factors, but the studies have not included current …

For over 25 years An Introduction to Social Psychology has been combining traditional
academic rigor with a contemporary level of cohesion, accessibility, pedagogy and instructor …

In this survey study of 430 undergraduates, elements of the social competencies and
interpersonal processes model (B. Mallinckrodt, 2000) were tested. Two social …

The origins of the interpersonal theory of personality we discuss in the present chapter are
found in Sullivan's (1953a, 1953b, 1954, 1956, 1962, 1964) interpersonal theory of …

Background: Interpersonal relationships are substantially codetermined by nonverbal
communication, eg facial affect. Given the deficits of nonverbal affect recognition and …

In this chapter, I continue to develop an approach to the definition and description of
personality disorders based on a contemporary integrative interpersonal theory (CIIT) of …

Attachment-Informed Grief Therapy bridges the fields of attachment studies and thanatology,
uniting theory, research, and practice to enrich our understanding of how and why people …