Attachment therapy with adolescents and adults : theory and practice post Bowlby /
Heard, Dorothy,1916-
Lake, Brian,1922-
McCluskey, Una,1949-
London : Karnac Books,
2009.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-250) and index.
Introducing a new attachment paradigm -- How the self communicates : the emotive non-verbal signals of body language and interactions between people -- Introducing a new conceptualisation of the self : the autonomous self self immersed in the dynamics of attachment and interest sharing -- The defensive self -- The careseeking self -- The caregiving self -- The exploratory interest sharing self -- The sexual self -- Diagrammatic representations of the interplay between the systems with interpersonal goals and the danger/fear system following a threat to wellbeing -- The self under threat and alone : supported or unsupported by the sixth and seventh systems -- Transition from theory to practice : the principles underlying exploratory therapy -- Effective and ineffective caregiving : analysis of patterns of interaction -- Working with an individual adult client with a focus on her defensive idenity -- The structure and composition of exploratory group psychotherapy for professional caregiviers -- Exploratory group therapy : the task of the facilitator -- Exploratory group therapy : personal and professional applications -- Bowlby's contributions to attachment theory -- How the concept of security became part of attachment theory -- The strange situation test -- The evolution and importance of the adult attachment investigation (the AAI) -- Comparisons and cointrasts between Lichtenberg's motivational systems and Heard and Lake's goal corrected systems.
Attachment behavior.
Developmental psychology.