Feist−Feist: Theories of
Personality, Seventh
Edition
II. Psychodynamic
Theories
8. Sullivan: Interpersonal Theory
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Sullivan:
Interpersonal Theory
BOverview of Interpersonal Theory
BBiography of Harry Stack Sullivan
BTensions
Needs
Anxiety
Energy Transformations
BDynamisms
Malevolence
Intimacy
Lust
Self-System
BPersonifications
Bad-Mother, Good-Mother
Me Personifications
Eidetic Personifications
BLevels of Cognition
Prototaxic Level
Parataxic Level
Syntaxic Level
BStages of Development
Infancy
Childhood
Juvenile Era
Preadolescence
Early Adolescence
Late Adolescence
Adulthood
Sullivan
BPsychological Disorders
BPsychotherapy
BRelated Research
The Pros and Cons of “Chums” for Girls and Boys
Imaginary Friends
BCritique of Sullivan
BConcept of Humanity
BKey Terms and Concepts
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