Attachment Theory: A Map for Couples TherapyJohnson, SusanSims, Ann
Emotionally focused therapy for couples (EFTC) is an important framework for couples therapy. It provides an integrative model, drawing upon experiential, systems and attachment theory to understand the dynamics of the couple relationship and to describe the therapeutic process. The aim of this paper...
Hold Me TightPsychotherapy
The Attachment Theory Workbook: Powerful Tools to Promote Understanding, Increase Stability, and Build Lasting Relationshipsby Annie Chen, Althea Press, 2019 Wired for Love: How Understanding Your Partner's Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Relationshipby Stan...
Attachment theory helps us understand the nature of our emotional bonds and how they influence our experience of love. From the euphoria of new love to the deep connection of long-term relationships, understanding attachment provides a framework for comprehending these diverse experiences. ...
Some couples find this process to be an eye-opening endeavor. Below is a fictional example of a couple learning more about attachment styles together: James and Jenna have been dating for a year. James grew up in a loving home with a mother who could meet his emotional and survival ...
The attachment theory, first published by psychologist John Bowlby, aimed to understand why infants experienced psychological distress when separated from their mothers, impacting their childhood development. He found that infants and young children displayed different behavioral patterns, influenced by how ...
This is the first study to adopt the attachment theory perspective to investigate dyadic forgiveness in the context of same-sex couples, revealing that attachment avoidance plays a more prominent role in the tendency to forgive in same-sex couples. Research on factors that contribute to understanding...
According to this theory, humans are born with an innate need to form a close emotional bond (the attachment behavioral system) with a caregiver that develops in the first period of life, approximately in the first 12 months of a child’s life [2]. The way the attachment develops depends...
According to attachment theory, your attachment style is formed in the first 18 months of life and is based on the way your main caregiver related to you. If they didn't meet your emotional needs in a consistent way, you might have developed an anxious attachment style. ...