The Parental Alienation Syndrome
Second Edition

© Creative Therapeutics, Inc.
440 pages, including references and index

 

CHAPTERS HEADINGS:

1. A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ADVERSARY SYSTEM: p.1
2. A BRIEF REVIEW OF WESTERN SOCIETY'S CHANGING ATTITUDES REGARDING PARENTAL PREFRENCE IN CUSTODY DISPUTES: p.27
3. HYSTERIA, PARANOIA, AND PSYCHOPATHY
• HYSTERIA: p.45
• EMOTIONAL OUTBURSTS: p.45
• OVERREACTION: p.46
• ASSUMPTION OF DANGER WHEN IT DOES NOT EXIST: p.46
• DRAMATIZATION: p.46
• IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT: p.47
• RELEASE OF ANGER WITH SCAPEGOATISM: p.48
• CAPACITY FOR SPREAD: p.49
• INTENSIFICATION OF SYMPTOMS IN THE CONTEXT OF LAWSUITS: p.49
• PARANOIA: p.50
• THE PARANOID'S FAMILY HISTORY OF SIGNIFICANT PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS: p.51
• THE PROBABILITY ELEMENT IN PARANOIA: p.53
• THE PROJECTION ELEMENT IN PARANOIA: p.54
• THE OVERSIMPLICATION ELEMENT IN PARANOIA: p.54
• LOW SELF-ESTEEM IN PARANOIA: p.56
• THE SPREAD OF PARANOIA: p.57
• THE CRUELTY ELEMENT IN PARANOIA: p.58
• PSCHOLOGICAL TESTS FOR THE DETECTION OF PARANOIA: p.58
• PARANOIA AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM: p.62
• INDUCED PARANOIA (THE FOLIE-À-DEUX PHENOMENON): p.63
• TREATMENT OF PARANOIA: p.63
• PSYCHOPATHY: p.65
• NONCONFORMITY TO THE SOCIAL ORDER: p.65
• ABSENCE OF SHAME AND/JOR GUILT: p.66
• ABSENCE OF EMPAHY AND/OR SYMPATHY: p.67
• IMPULSIVITY: p.67
• IMPAIRMENT IN THE ABILITY TO FORM STABLE HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS: p.68
• DECEITFULNESS: p.68
• ANGER RELASE AND SADISM: p.70
• NONDETERRENT EFFECTS OF PUNISHMENT: p.71
• RATIONALIZATIONS: p.71
4. CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF THE PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME IN THE CHILD: p.73
• REASONS FOR THE INCREASED PREVALENCE OF THE PAS IN RECENT YEARS: p.74
• THE PRIMARY MANIFESTATIONS OF THE PAS
• IN THE CHILD
• The Campaign of Denigration: p.77
• Weak, Frivolous, and Absurd Rationalizations for the Deprecation: p.87
• Lack of Ambivalence: p.94
• The "Independent-Thinker" Phenomenon: p.96
• Reflexive Support of the Alienating Parent in the Parental Conflict
• Absence of Guilt over Cruelty to and/or Exploitation of the Alienated Parent: p.100
• Presence of Borrowed Scenarios: p.101
• Spread of the Animosity to the Extended Family of
  the Alienated Parent: p.107
• DSM-IV AND THE DIAGNOSIS OF PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME: p.109
• THE CHILD'S UNDERLYING PSYCHODYNAMICS: p.110
• Maintenance of the Primary Psychological Bond
• Fear of Disruption of the Primary Psychological Bond: p.111
• Reaction Formation
• Identification with the Aggressor: p.112
• Identification with an Idealized Person: p.115
• Release of Hostility: p.115
• Power: p.117
• Infectiousness of Emotions: p.117
• Sexual Rivalry: p.118
• THE THREE TYPES OF PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME: p.119
• Mild Cases of the PAS: p.120
• Moderate Cases of the PAS: p.121
• Severe Cases of the PAS: p.122
5. CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF THE PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME IN THE ALIENATING PARENT: p.127
• GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PARENTAL-ALIENATION-SYNDROME INDOCTRINATORS:p.127
• THE PROGRAMMING PARENT: p.130
• INTRODUCTION" p.130
• Clinical Manifestations of the PAS in Alienating Mothers: p.132
• Clinical Manifestations of the PAS in Alienating Fathers: p.156
• THE ALIENATING PARENT'S ENLISTMENT OF
  A COTERIE OF SUPPORTERS: p.166
• THE UNDERLYING PSYCHODYNAMICS OF
  THE ALIENATING MOTHER: p.167
• Maintenance of the Primary Psychological Bond with the Child: p.167
• The Fury of the Scorned Woman
• Economic Disparity
• Power
• Reaction Formation
• Projection
• Elaboration of Preseparation Exclusionary Tactics: p.178
• Overprotection: p.181
• Pathological Maintenance of the Marital Bond: p.184
• Morbid Sense of Victimization: p.185
• THE UNDERLYING PSYCHODYNAMICS OF THE ALIENATING FATHER: p.188
• Maintenance of the Primary Psychological Bond with the Child: p.188
• The Fury of the Scorned Man: p.189
• Economic Disparity: p.189
• Reaction Formation: p.191
• Projection: p.191
• Exclusionary Maneuvers: p.192
• Overprotection: p.193
• Power: p.193
• The Father's Involvement with a New Woman: p.194
• SITUATIONAL FACTORS
• Parental Surrogates Who Become Programmers: p.196
• The Relocation of a Parent: p.199
• TIME, THE PROGRAMMING PARENT'S MOST POWERFUL WEAPON: p.200
• THE PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME, AN EXAMPLE OF FOLIE À DEUX: p.202
• ALIENATING PARENTS AND THE THREE TYPES OF PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME: p.204
6. CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF THE PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME IN THE ALIENATED PARENT: p.209
• INTRODUCTION: p.209
• CONFUSION AND GUILT: p.209
• FEELINGS OF IMPOTENT RAGE: p.210
• THE NO-WIN SITUATION: p.211
• LAWYERS AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM: p.211
• THERAPISTS: p.213
• SCHOOLS: p.215
• THE ROLE OF NEW PARTNERS AND OTHER "ENABLERS" p.216
• THE ALIENATED PARENT'S PSYCHODYNAMICS: p.218
• THE ALIENATED PARENT'S NEW PARTNER: p.219
7. DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL: p.221
• STRUCTURE OF THE EVALUATION: p.223
• THE STRONGER, HEALTHIER, PSYCHOLOGICAL BOND
  AND "GRANDMA'S CRITERIA" p.229
• INITIAL INTERVIEW: p.230
• INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS WITH THE PARENTS: p.232
• INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS WITH THE CHILDREN: p.235
• JOINT INTERVIEWS: p.240
• INTERVIEWING HOUSEKEEPERS: p.244
• INTERVIEWING OTHER PARTIES: p.245
8. EVIDENCE-GATHERING PROCEDURES FOR LEGAL PROFESSIONALS: p.249
• LEGAL RECOGNITION OF THE PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME: p.250
• LAWYERS: p.251
• JUDGES: p.253
• GUARDIANS AD LITEM: p.274
9. DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN THE PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME AND BONA FIDE ABUSE/NEGLECT: p.277
• CRITERIA FOR DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN PAS AND BONA FIDE ABUSE/NEGLECT IN CHILDREN: p.279
• The Campaign of Denigration: p.279
• Weak, Frivolous, or Absurd Rationalizations for the Deprecation: p.281
• Lack of Ambivalence: p.282
• The "Independent-Thinker" Phenomenon: p.283
• Reflexive Support of the Alienating Parent in the Parental Conflict: p.283
• Absence of Guilt over Cruelty to and/or Exploitation of the Alienated Parent: p.284
• The Presence of Borrowed Scenarios: p.285
• Spread of the Animosity to the Friends and/or Extended Family of the Alienated Parent: p.286
• Preoccupation with the Trauma: p.287
• Episodic Reliving and Flashbacks:`p.289
• Dissociation: p.289
• Depersonalization: p.291
• Derealization and Psychic Numbing: p.291
• Recreational Desensitization and Fantasy Play: p.292
• Trauma-Specific Dreams: p.293
• Fear of People Who Resemble the Alleged Abuser: p.295
• Hypervigilance and/or Frequent Startle Reactions: p.296
• Running Away from Home or the Site of the Abuse: p.297
• Pessimism About the Future: p.298
• CRITERIA FOR DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN PAS AND BONA FIED ABUSE/NEGLECT IN PARENTS: p.298
• The Relative Cooperation of the Two Parents with the Examiner: p.299
• The Relative Credibility of the Two Parents: p.300
• Programming the Child's Campaign of Denigration: p.301
• Overprotectiveness and Exclusionary Maneuvers: p.302
• Appreciation of the Role of the Other Parent in the Children's Upbringing: p.303
• Psychopathic Behavior: p.304
• Comparison of the Family Members Who are Victimized: p.305
• Time of Onset of the Alleged Abuse: p.306
• Family History: p.306
• Comparative Concern for the Physical and Financial Well-being of the Family: p.307
• Impulsivity: p.307
• Hostile Personality Pattern: p.308
• Paranoia: p.308
• BONA FIDE ABUSE/NEGLECT AND "APPARENT" PAS: p.309
• THE REPUTATION OF THE ABUSER/NEGLECTER: p.309
• THE PLAYING-OF-ONE-PARENT-AGAINST-THE OTHER FACTOR: p.311
• THE LAWSUIT AS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO FANTASIZED/ DELUSIONAL ELABORATIONS: p.311
• CLINICAL EXAMPLES: p.312
10. THE ROLE OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN DEALING WITH PARENTAL-ALIENATION-SYNDROME AMILIES: p.319
• THE INITIAL EVALUATION: p.322
• MILD CASES OF THE PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME: p.322
• MODERATE CASES OF THE PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME: p.326
• SEVERE CASES OF THE PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME: p.353
• EFFECTS OF PAS ON A CHILD: p.363
11. THE ROLE OF LAWYERS AND JUDGES IN DEALING WITH PARENTAL-ALIENATION-SYNDROME FAMILIES: p.367
• LAWYERS: p.368
• Ethics versus Legal Representation of the Programming Parent: p.368
• Litigation and the Induction of Hysteria, Paranoia, and Psychopathy: p.370
• JUDGES: p.372
• Guidelines for Judges for Making Custody Decisions: p.372
• Injudicious Court Orders in Child-Custody Disputes: p.375
• The Role of the Judiciary in Dealing Optimally with Parental-Alienation-Syndrome Children and Their Parents: p.376
• GUARDIANS AD LITEM: p.385
12. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FUTURE: p.387
• THE EDUCATION OF LAWYERS: p.387
• THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF NONLEGAL PROFESSIONALS: p.404
• DO GENDER-BLIND CUSTODY DECISIONS NECESSARILY SERVE THE BEST INTERESTS OF CHILDREN? p.406
• THE STRONGER-HEALTHIER-PSYCHOLOGICAL-BOND PRESUMPTION: p.409

ADDENDUM I. DIFFERENTIAL *DIAGNOSIS* OF THE THREE TYPES OF PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME (PAS)

ADDENDUM II. DIFFERENTIAL *TREATMENT* OF THE THREE TYPES OF PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME

ADDENDUM III. PROVISIONS FOR ACCEPTING AN INVITATION TO SERVE AS AN IMPARTIAL EXAMINER IN CUSTODY VISITATION LITIGATION

REFERENCES

SUBJECT INDEX

MARCH 2000 ADDENDUM

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