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Michael A WestermanPrinter Friendly Printer Friendly

Associate Professor of Psychology
Ph.D. 1980 (clinical psychology), M.A. 1977 (clinical psychology), Southern. California; B.A. 1971 (philosophy), Harvard.

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Research Interests:

interpersonal defense, psychotherapy process, family interaction, social/personality development, philosophical psychology.

Affiliations:

American Psychological Association; New York State Psychological Association; Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration; Society for Interpersonal Theory and Research; Society for Psychotherapy Research; Society for Research in Child Development.

Fellowships/Honors:

Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Xi; Social Science Research Council Research Training Fellowship; Honorary Appointment: Associate Clinical Professor, Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Adelphi University; University of Southern California Beaumont Fellowship; National Institute of Mental Health Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Selected Works:

Reconceptualizing defense as a special type of problematic interpersonal behavior pattern: A fundamental breach by an agent-in-a-situation. The Journal of Mind and Behavior, CAPut!'. 1998. 257-302.
Changes in coordination across phases of psychotherapy and outcome: Two mechanisms for the role played by patients' contribution to the alliance, with J. P. Foote and A. Winston. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 63. 1995. 672-675.
A hermeneutic approach to integration: Psychotherapy within the circle of practical activity. In The Comprehensive Handbook of Psychotherapy Integration, ed. G. Stricker and J. Gold. New York: Plenum. 1993. 187-216.
Coordination of maternal directives with preschoolers' behavior in compliance problem and healthy dyads. Developmental Psychology 26. 1990. 621-630.

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