As interest in attachment theory continues to grow, misconceptions of the theory are becoming increasingly common. Important texts on major theoretical and empirical contributions are often too extensive for non-specialist readers or not readily available to clinicians. Designed to address a significant gap in literature, Attachment Theory and Research: A Readerpresents a carefully curated selection of book chapters and journal articles on the subject—complemented by previously unpublished material by the founder of the theory. This valuable new resource provides practitioners, students, policymakers, and general readers an accessible and up-to-date view of the concepts, development, and diversity of attachment theory.
The Reader comprises 15 succinct chapters by many of the most influential researchers in the theory, covering the basis of attachment theory and the current state of the field. The book brings together a wide range of works, many of which challenge common assumptions and offer intriguing new insights on attachment theory and research. Topics include psychoanalytic theories of separation anxiety, concepts of anxiety, stress, and homeostasis, the origins of disorganized attachment, cultural differences in caregiving practices, reactive attachment disorder (RAD) and disinhibited social engagement disorder (DSED), the future prospects of attachment theory, and more.
Edited by:
Tommie Forslund,
Robbie Duschinsky
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 269mm,
Width: 211mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 771g
ISBN: 9781119657880
ISBN 10: 1119657881
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 April 2021
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction 1 Tommie Forslund and Robbie Duschinsky 1 Separation Anxiety 11 John Bowlby 2 Anxiety, Stress, and Homeostasis 34 John Bowlby 3 Attachment 46 Mary D. Salter Ainsworth 4 Love as Attachment: The Integration of Three Behavioral Systems 74 Phillip R. Shaver, Cindy Hazan, and Donna Bradshaw 5 Relationships, Self, and Individual Adaptation 91 L. Alan Sroufe 6 Disorganized/Disoriented Infant Behavior in the Strange Situation, Lapses in the Monitoring of Reasoning and Discourse during the Parent’s Adult Attachment Interview, and Dissociative States 108 M. Main and E. Hesse 7 The Prototype Hypothesis and the Origins of Attachment Working Models: Adult Relationships with Parents and Romantic Partners 132 Gretchen Owens, Judith A. Crowell, Helen Pan, Dominique Treboux, Elizabeth O’Connor, and Everett Waters 8 Dynamics of Romantic Love: Comments, Questions, and Future Directions 144 Phillip R. Shaver 9 Integrating Temperament and Attachment: The Differential Susceptibility Paradigm 164 Marinus H. van IJzendoorn and Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg 10 Annual Research Review: Attachment Disorders in Early Childhood: Clinical Presentation, Causes, Correlates, and Treatment 184 Charles H. Zeanah and Mary Margaret Gleason 11 Attachment Disorders Versus More Common Problems in Looked After and Adopted Children: Comparing Community and Expert Assessments 202 Matt Woolgar and Emma Baldock 12 Attachment in the Early Life Course: Meta-Analytic Evidence for Its Role in Socioemotional Development 211 Ashley M. Groh, R. M. Pasco Fearon, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, and Glenn I. Roisman 13 Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up: Addressing the Needs of Infants and Toddlers Exposed to Inadequate or Problematic Caregiving 220 Mary Dozier and Kristin Bernard 14 Children’s Multiple Attachment Relationships and Representations in Different Family Contexts 228 Fabien Bacro, Tommie Forslund, and Pehr Granqvist 15 New Correlates of Disorganization from a West-African Dataset, and Shared Rhythmic Touch as a Hidden Pathway to Infant Attachment Security 240 Mary McMahan True Index 259
TOMMIE FORSLUND, Psychologist, PhD, is a researcher at the Department of Psychology, Stockholm University; and a researcher at SUF Resource Center, Region Uppsala, Sweden. He is a coder of the Strange Situation Procedure, author of an international consensus statement regarding attachment theory and research, and winner of The Society in Emotion and Attachment Studies dissertation award “Excellence in Attachment Research”. ROBBIE DUSCHINSKY, PhD, is University Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences in the Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge; and Director of Studies and a Fellow at Sidney Sussex College. He is the author of Cornerstones of Attachment Research (2020) and, with Kate White, co-editor of Trauma and Loss: Key Texts from the John Bowlby Archive (2019).
