2. A Framework for Understanding Normal and Disordered Personality

3. The Origins of Personality Disorder

4. The Process of Change

5. Assessment

6. Treatment Planning and the Treatment Contact

7. General Therapeutic Strategies

8. Safety and Containment: Treating Symptoms and Crises

9. Regulation and Control: Treating Affects and Impulses

10. Regulation and Control: Treating Trauma and Dissociative Behavior

11. Exploration and Change: Treating Self and Interpersonal Problems

12. Exploration and Change: Treating Maladaptive Traits

13. Integration and Synthesis: Treating Core Pathology

14. Implementation and Concluding Comments

Appendix: Self-State Description