Understanding Adult Attachment in Family Relationships : Research, Assessment and Intervention.

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Attachment theory has become a key focus of both research and practice in understanding and treating psychological and social risk for marital and relationship problems, parenting and clinical disorders. In particular, adult attachment style is a key explanatory factor for understanding problems in...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bifulco, Antonia
Otros Autores: Thomas, Geraldine
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Temas:
Adulthood.
Attachment behavior.
Families > Psychological aspects.
Interpersonal relations.
Adult
Object Attachment
Adultes.
Attachement.
Familles > Aspect psychologique.
Adulthood
Attachment behavior
Families > Psychological aspects
Interpersonal relations
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Understanding Adult Attachment in Family Relationships
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Dedication
  • A research note
  • Ten key findings
  • Chapter 1: Introduction to attachment
  • 1.0 Introduction
  • 1.1 Background to attachment theory
  • 1.2 Outlining adult attachment styles
  • 1.3 Attachment style and psychological disorder
  • 1.4 Attachment style and the self
  • 1.5 Attachment style and stress
  • 1.6 Attachment style, partner relationships and support
  • 1.7 Attachment style and parenting
  • 1.8 Attachment style and childhood experience
  • 1.9 A social and lifespan approach
  • 1.10 Attachment and biological processes
  • 1.11 Attachment style and resilience
  • 1.12 Attachment interventions and psychotherapy
  • 1.13 Discussion
  • Chapter 2: Assessing attachment styles in adults
  • 2.0 Introduction
  • 2.1 Self-report attachment measures
  • 2.2 The Adult Attachment Interview and related tools
  • 2.2.1 Comparison of measures
  • 2.3 The Attachment Style Interview
  • 2.3.1 Case example: Secure attachment style
  • 2.3.1.1 Secure Susan
  • 2.3.2 The Attachment Style Interview
  • Support
  • 2.3.3 The Attachment Style Interview
  • Attachment Attitudes
  • 2.3.4 Attachment Style Interview Overall attachment styles
  • 2.4 Case examples
  • 2.4.2 Ellie's Moderately Enmeshed style
  • 2.4.3 Fiona's moderately Fearful style
  • 2.4.4 Alexa's markedly Angry dismissive style
  • 2.4.5 Whitney's moderately Withdrawn style
  • 2.4.6 Deirdre's Dual Angry-dismissive and Enmeshed style
  • 2.5 Attachment style and reporting at interview
  • 2.6 Discussion
  • Note
  • Chapter 3: Adult attachment style, stress and disorder
  • 3.0 Introduction
  • 3.1 Prevalence of Insecure attachment style
  • 3.2 Insecure attachment style and emotional disorder
  • 3.2.3 Insecure attachment style and experience of stress.
  • 3.3 The London studies
  • 3.3.1 Attachment Style prevalence in London women
  • 3.3.2 Demographic factors
  • 3.3.2 Attachment Style Interview and adult lifetime adversity
  • 3.3.3 Attachment Style Interview and severe life events
  • 3.3.4 Coping with adversity
  • 3.3.5 Attachment Style Interview and depression in the London women
  • 3.3.6 Lifetime depression
  • 3.3.7 Attachment Style Interview and new onset of emotional disorder
  • 3.4 Case examples
  • 3.4.1 Ellie
  • Moderately Enmeshed style and onset depression
  • 3.4.2 Fiona
  • Moderately Fearful
  • onset depression and anxiety
  • 3.4.3 Alexa: Markedly Angry dismissive with Generalised Anxiety Disorder
  • 3.4.4 Deirdre's Dual (Angry-dismissive and Enmeshed style) and her anxiety disorder
  • 3.5 Attachment Style Interview and disorder in the London offspring
  • 3.6.1 Felicity's moderately Fearful attachment style and depression with self-harm
  • 3.6.2 Dean's Dual/disorganised style and substance abuse
  • 3.7 Discussion
  • Chapter 4: Relationships and self-esteem
  • 4.0 Introduction
  • 4.1 Background
  • 4.2 Support
  • 4.3 Domestic violence
  • 4.4 Self-esteem
  • 4.5 The London study findings
  • 4.5.1 Very Close Other support
  • 4.5.2 Partner relationships
  • 4.5.3 Problem partners
  • 4.5.4 Negative Evaluation of Self
  • 4.6 Case examples
  • 4.6.1 Alma's Moderately Angry-dismissive style
  • 4.6.2 Ellie's moderately Enmeshed style
  • 4.6.3 Donna's Dual/disorganised attachment style
  • 4.6.4 Eric's moderately Enmeshed style
  • 4.7 Discussion
  • Chapter 5: Attachment style and childhood experience
  • 5.0 Introduction
  • 5.1 Maltreatment and trauma in childhood
  • 5.2 Researching childhood experience
  • 5.3 Measuring childhood experience: The Childhood Experience of Care and Abuse Interview (CECA)
  • 5.4 Findings of the London studies
  • 5.4.1 Type of childhood adversity and attachment style.
  • 5.4.2 Mediation analysis
  • 5.5 Case examples
  • adult women
  • 5.5.1 Eloise's moderate Enmeshed style and Lack of Care from mother
  • 5.5.2 Faye's moderately Fearful attachment style and childhood lack of care and physical abuse
  • 5.5.3 Alma's moderately Angry-dismissive style and childhood psychological abuse
  • 5.6 Childhood experience in young people
  • 5.6.1 Self-esteem
  • 5.6.2 Teenage peer group
  • 5.7 Case examples
  • Offspring sample
  • 5.7.1 Dean's Dual/disorganised attachment style, and childhood Lack of Care and Abuse
  • 5.8 Discussion
  • Chapter 6: Parenting and attachment style
  • 6.0 Introduction
  • 6.1 Partner, couples and family systems
  • 6.2 Two London intergenerational studies
  • 6.2.1 Representative and high-risk groups combined
  • 6.2.2 Attachment style and intergenerational study
  • 6.2.3 An attachment model of intergenerational transmission:
  • 6.3 Case examples
  • mother and offspring
  • 6.3.1 Alma's Angry-dismissive attachment style and parenting
  • 6.3.2 Daughter Felicity's Fearful attachment style:
  • 6.3.3 Wendy's Withdrawn attachment style, changed to Angry dismissive style and her parenting
  • 6.3.4 Daughter Donna's Dual/disorganised style
  • 6.4 Discussion
  • Chapter 7: Resilience
  • 7.0 Introduction
  • 7.1 Achieving Security despite adversity
  • 7.2 Positive changes in adult attachment style
  • 7.3 'Earned' security
  • 7.4 Research findings in the London studies
  • 7.4.1 Confirming Secure style as resilient against disorder
  • 7.4.2 Positive childhood correlates of Secure style
  • 7.4.3 Positive adolescent experiences and Secure attachment in the Offspring sample
  • 7.4.4 Secure attachment style and resilience against depression
  • 7.5 Case examples
  • 7.5.1 Sheila's Secure style
  • her childhood school attainment and social involvement
  • 7.5.2 Ethan's mildly Enmeshed style and high self-esteem.
  • 7.6 Withdrawn attachment style category as resilience factor
  • 7.6.1 Whitney's Moderately Withdrawn style and resilience
  • 7.7 Attachment change
  • 7.7.1 Eloise's Moderately Enmeshed style changes to Secure
  • 7.8 Discussion
  • Chapter 8: Attachment-based interventions and services
  • 8.0 Introduction
  • 8.1 Family support/children in need
  • 8.2 Working therapeutically
  • 8.3 Interventions for families
  • 8.3.1 Couple Therapy
  • 8.3.2 Emotionally Focused Family Therapy
  • 8.3.3 Attachment Focused Family Therapy
  • 8.3.4 Filial Therapy
  • 8.3.5 Mentalising-Based Therapy
  • 8.4 Families in stressful and adverse circumstances
  • 8.4.1 Attachment and parenting sensitivity
  • 8.4.2 Attachment and Bio-behavioural Catch-up (ABC)
  • 8.4.3 Multidimensional Therapeutic Foster Care (MTFC)
  • 8.6 Discussion
  • Chapter 9: Attachment Style Interview use in child and family services
  • 9.0 Introduction
  • 9.1 Attachment Style Interview assessment in prospective adoption or foster parents
  • 9.2.1 Adopting Daisy
  • parents' anxious styles
  • 9.3 Attachment and child safeguarding services
  • 9.3.1 Fern's anxious and David's Dual/disorganised attachment styles
  • a child protection issue
  • 9.3.2 Confirming custody arrangements
  • Father's markedly Withdrawn style
  • 9.4 Attachment and residential care
  • 9.4.1 The Attachment Style Interview in residential care
  • 9.4.2 Darren in residential care, his Dual/disorganised style
  • 9.5 Discussion
  • Note
  • Chapter 10: Attachment style and family dynamics
  • 10.0 Introduction
  • 10.1 Assessments in therapy
  • 10.1.1 Attachment-style assessment
  • 10.1.2 The Filial Therapy approach
  • 10.1.3 Identifying parental Insecure attachment style
  • 10.2 Case examples
  • 10.2.1 Mother Daphne's Dual/disorganised style and alcohol abuse
  • 10.2.2 Mother Debbie's Dual/disorganised attachment style, her Depression and Anxiety.
  • 10.2.3 Freddy's developmental impairment
  • mother Faith's Fearful style and depression
  • 10.3 Presentation of attachment style to therapist
  • 10.3.1 Amy living with Enmeshed mother Eleanor
  • 10.3.2 Milo Living with Angry and Avoidant parents
  • 10.3.3 Louis living with two Fearful parents
  • 10.4 Discussion
  • Chapter 11: Conclusion
  • 11.0 Introduction
  • 11.1 Ten key findings
  • 11.2 Study limitations
  • 11.3 Attachment models
  • 11.3.1 Lifespan model
  • 11.3.2 An interactive adult attachment model
  • Secure style
  • Withdrawn style
  • Enmeshed style
  • Fearful style
  • Angry-dismissive style
  • Dual or disorganised style
  • 11.3.3 Intergenerational models
  • 11.4 The importance of Fear and Anger in attachment
  • 11.5 Attachment style in parents and child disorders
  • 11.5.1 Attachment, child development and education
  • 11.6 Attachment style in child and family services
  • 11.6.1 Matching for adoption
  • 11.6.2 Working with the different styles
  • 11.6.3 Feedback to clients
  • 11.7 New opportunities for clinical assessment
  • 11.8 Conclusion
  • Appendix 1: The research sample
  • A1.1 Sample 1
  • Adult Risk sample (n=105)
  • A1.2 Sample 1A
  • Childhood Risk sample (n=198)
  • A1.3 Sample 2
  • Follow-up midlife women (n=154)
  • A1.4 Sample 3
  • Mother-offspring dyads (146)
  • A1.5 Sample 4
  • Offspring sample (n=146)
  • Appendix 2: Summary of research case examples
  • References
  • Index.

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