The article is an attempt to present holistically the key concepts of attachment theory rediscovered for its potentials. The presented concepts include: narrow definition of attachment, behavioral control system of attachment, attachment working model and patterns of attachment. The concepts are presented...
A much more detailed account of the theory and the research it has generated can be found in our book, Attachment in Adulthood (Mikulincer & Shaver, 2007b). 3 Attachment Theory: Basic Concepts The Attachment Behavioral System In Attachment and Loss – one of the most cited series of books...
Attachment styles may strongly influence behavior in close relationships, but they’re not the only factors. Attachment theory doesn’t say anything about concepts like attractiveness and mate value. Mate value is simply a measure of how valuable a person is in the mating market. A low mate val...
attachment theory as it provides proven techniques for treating anxiety, depression, and relationship problems. Each modality (individual, couple, and family therapy) is covered in paired chapters that respectively introduce key concepts and present an in-depth case example. Special features include ...
Attachment Theory: A Brief History and Core Concepts Attachment theory was originally developed in the 1940s by John Bowlby, a British psychoanalyst who was attempting to understand the intense distress experienced by infants who had been separated from their parents. Bowlby (1969) observed that infa...
Attachment Theory – Key Concepts Attachment behaviour (observable) is activated in response to fear or separation from attachment figure and when infant/child perceives real or imagined threat exhausts their capacity to cope (Taylor, 2012).
Evolutionary perspectives and Adlerian theory are key concepts in helping us to understand the reason for specific behaviors, and possible suggestions and solutions to successfully work therapeutically with this destructive epidemic. Initiatives to produce more education for parents and schools regarding ...
Adult Attachment: A Concise Introduction to Theory and Research is an easy-to-read and highly accessible reference on attachment that deals with many of the key concepts and topics ... read full description Purchase book Share this bookBrowse...
Attachment theory Attachment representations (AR) Reactive attachment disorder (RAD) Story stem method Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) 1. Introduction Currently, attachment quality and attachment disorder exist in parallel, and clinical interventions and prevention programs [1] are being developed for eithe...
Since the beginning of the 1990s, the relevance of the attachment theory has gained increasing significance for psychotherapeutic practice. Due to the lack of empirical proof, the only feasible approach, for the time being, are conceptional deliberations, which, however, offer useful ideas for the ...