The Unvanquished and Go Down, Moses present a striking response to the earliest cognitive cartography of the Sartoris plantation house. While ideology continues to be preserved and replicated within the principal nodes of social space, Faulkner turns his attention in these works to the disruptive and resistant activity of a hidden interiority within these systems. He employs a variety of images to evoke this emergent interior dimension – from the creek bottom to the burial mound, to the fiery hearth, to the symbolic motif, most importantly, of a submerged woman in the depths, a motif that begins with Eunice’s suicidal act of defiance in Go Down, Moses. Around this last image, Faulkner develops the possibility of alterity, of producing an alternative hub of information flow that is capable of resisting, challenging, and even upending the top-down vertical hegemony that defines the cognitive cartographies of the plantation system. In this chapter, I trace this paradigm as an emergent Faulknerian ethics that emphasizes, above all, the possibility of spontaneous and free movement in social space as well as the paramount value of immanence and interpersonal relationships.

This chapter outlines established disciplines that have addressed the study of clichés, from lexicography to formulaic language and problematises the issue of defining clichés based on form. The chapter positions linguistic clichés within discourse studies and conceptualises them as socio-semiotic resources and discourse strategies that fulfil a range of specific functions across different discourse types and sites. The chapter also provides a working definition of cliches and outlines what constitutes cliches for the purposes of the book.

The chapter outlines an evidence-based approach for clinical psychologists to select and provide group treatments. The process begins with selecting the appropriate treatment programme and then selecting the appropriate patients for the group. The chapter will identify principles for selection and assessment as well as how the use of interpersonal interaction as a therapeutic tool in the here-and-now context of a group can be an inherent advantage of group interventions.In addition, it outlines practical steps for implementation of a group that includes pre-group orientation, enlisting patients as informed allies, providing guidelines about how best to participate, clarifying the format and duration, setting ground rules, anticipating problems and instilling optimism among members. The chapter concludes with a consideration of how monitoring of process and outcomes can enhance outcomes.

This is a commentary on Ansell and Roche’s chapter (this volume) reviewing and extending Contemporary Integrative Interpersonal Theory. It focuses in particular on the addition of a fifth assumption to this theory that involves contextual dynamics.

In the DSM-5 main section for clinical diagnoses, psychopathology in Cluster C (Anxious-Fearful) is represented by three personality disorders: Avoidant, Dependent, and Obsessive-Compulsive. However, characterization of persistent anxious-fearful psychopathology has varied historically, and it appears that the cluster formation may not be retained with the next iteration of personality disorder diagnoses. This chapter examines the historical development of anxious-fearful personality disorders, and examines the different ways that associated symptoms and problems have been characterized and grouped to elucidate core features in order to clarify visions looking forward. There is an emphasis on avoidant behaviors, when describing the clinical manifestation of these personality disorders, and it is suggested that focusing on mechanisms for this kind of personality pathology, as well as explicitly addressing the issue of grain size, would enhance continuing efforts to improve diagnostic conceptualizations of personality pathology involving anxiety, fear, and avoidance.

This rejoinder responds to commentaries offered by Cain (this volume) and Arntz (this volume). The authors reiterate their view that incorporating mechanisms into research will open new pathways for understanding the nature of anxious fearful personality pathology and for improving diagnosis. They agree with and value the interpersonal theory for better understanding personality disorders, and for guiding treatment. They further argue that particular attention be paid to grain size in the study and conceptualization of anxious fearful personality pathology.

In addition to identifying important biological and psychosocial correlates of personality disorders, recent research has illuminated environmental and sociocultural factors that influence the development, expression, and maintenance of personality disorders. In particular, cross-national and cross-cultural comparisons indicate that the expression, meaning, and impact of specific personality traits and behaviors differ across gender roles, historical periods, and cultural and socioeconomic groups. Moreover, whereas interpersonal and attachment theories have historically underscored the importance of parent-child relationships, emotional attunement, and early childhood adversity in the formation and continuation of personality pathology, recent behavioral genetic studies suggest that unique, non-shared environmental influences account for as much or more variance in personality disorders as shared influences among family members. Additional sources of sociocultural and environmental influence on personality disorders include peer and romantic relationships. Increasingly, integrative theories highlight the importance of considering interactions and transactions across biological, psychological, and sociocultural systems in understanding the etiology of personality disorders. These theoretical and empirical advances have important implications for personality disorder research and clinical practice, and point to the potential utility of considering cross-cultural diagnostic validity when evaluating dimensional or categorical diagnostic models.

Challenges faced by older people include losses of loved ones through death; declining health, mobility, and function of the five senses; loss of independence; diminishing cognitive ability; and the struggle with Erik Erikson’s final two stages of life, namely generativity versus stagnation and ego integrity versus despair. Those who dedicate their energies to helping the elderly meet these challenges will be well served by the toolbox of techniques within the rubric of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT). This chapter will serve as a brief overview of IPT principles, a review of the extant scientific literature on its efficacy in late life, and case vignettes to illustrate how it was used for each of the four foci of IPT, namely, role transition, grief, role disputes, and interpersonal deficit.