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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Gillath, Omri,
• Karantzas, Gery C.,
• Fraley, R. Chris,

Titel

Adult attachment : a concise introduction to theory and research

Ist Teil von

• Gale eBooks

Ort / Verlag

London : Academic Press,

Erscheinungsjahr

[2016]

Link zum Volltext

• Elsevier Books AutoHoldings

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedications; Contents; Prologue; What does each chapter of this book cover?; Chapter 1 - What Is Attachment Theory?; Attachment theory; The Origins of Attachment Theory; The Fundamentals of Attachment Theory; Individual Differences in Attachment Organization; Working Models of Attachment; The Shift to Adult Attachment; Are Individual Differences in Adult Attachment Similar to Those Identified in Children?; What are attachment theory's intellectual origins? The integration of psychoanalytic psychology, ethology, and control systems
• The Departure from PsychoanalysisEthology and the Problem of Instinct; Control Systems and Information Theory; Are Humans Simple Machines?; Goal-Directed Behavior and Primary Versus Secondary Strategies; Is attachment theory a "grand theory"? How does it differ from other perspectives?; Multiple Levels of Analysis and Scientific Explanation; Broad Reach; Psychological Adaptation and Well-Being; Chapter 2 - What Is an Attachment Relationship?; How do attachment relationships develop in infancy?; Who Serves as the Primary Attachment Figure in Childhood?
• How do Responsiveness and Sensitivity Facilitate the Development of Attachment Relationships?How Does Interdependence Facilitate the Development of Attachment Relationships?; How do Individual Differences in Attachment Security Affect the Development of Attachment Relationships?; Do Compensatory Processes Lead People to Develop New Attachments?; How Long Does it Take for an Adult Attachment Relationship to Form?; What happens to parents when new attachment relationships develop? Do they share the stage with new attachment figures? Or ...
• What happens when a relationship ends? Falling off the ladder and continuing bondsAre attachment relationships limited to parents and peers? What other kinds of attachment relationships may exist?; God as an Attachment Figure; Other Attachment Figures; Why did attachment bonds evolve in adult romantic relationships?; A few cautionary remarks; Do Attachments Vary in Strength?; Should Separation Distress be Used as a Marker of an Attachment Bond?; Are All Attachments Alike? Asymmetries Across Relationships; Is There Really a Difference Between a Primary and a Secondary Attachment Figure?
• Is It Possible to Develop an Attachment Relationship With Someone who Does not Function as an Effective Secure Base?
• "The book covers a variety of topics on attachment from different levels of analysis: formation and development of attachment bonds; conceptualization and measurement of attachment styles; working models of attachment - their content structure, and implications for relationship functioning and emotion regulation; cognitive underpinnings of attachment and its activation of enhancement via priming; interplay between the attachment behavioral system and other behavioral systems; contribution of physiology, neurosciene, and genetics to attachment; role of contextual factors in understanding attachment; implications of attachment for therapy and understanding psychopathology."--Page 4 of cover.
• Description based on print version record.