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Adult Attachment
A Concise Introduction to Theory and Research
As a highly accessible reference on attachment theory that poses commonly asked questions from novices in the field, this book provides and addresses questions using different types and levels of analysis, including species, individual, and relationship levels, working models of attachment, attachment functions and hierarchies, and more
Omri Gillath (Author), Gery C. Karantzas (Author), R. Chris Fraley (Author)
9780124200203, Elsevier Science
Paperback, published 22 March 2016
346 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.2 cm, 0.54 kg
"A wonderfully enlightening and concise introduction to theory and research on adult attachment. Gillath, Karantzas, and Fraley have done a superb job synthesizing the voluminous literature into an informative, engaging, and eminently accessible review." --Harry T. Reis, Ph.D., University of Rochester "This very interesting, highly engaging book asks and then systematically answers the most important questions that many people have about attachment and close relationships, including their own. It provides a wonderful introduction to this important and vibrant theory and body of scientific findings. It should be on the shelf of anyone who is interested in the science of relationships." --Jeffry A. Simpson, Ph.D., University of Minnesota "Written in an open and engaging style, this is an authoritative guide to everything you wanted to know about attachment but were too overwhelmed to ask. It will be the 'go to' primer for everything attachment-related for many years to come…the authors are to be congratulated on an outstanding achievement." --Julie Fitness, Ph.D., Macquarie University
Adult Attachment: A Concise Introduction to Theory and Research is an easy-to-read and highly accessible reference on attachment that deals with many of the key concepts and topics studied within attachment theory. This book is comprised of a series of chapters framed by common questions that are typically asked by novices entering the field of attachment. The content of each chapter focuses on answering this overarching question. Topics on the development of attachment are covered from different levels of analysis, including species, individual, and relationship levels, working models of attachment, attachment functions and hierarchies, attachment stability and change over time and across situations, relationship contexts, the cognitive underpinnings of attachment and its activation of enhancement via priming, the interplay between the attachment behavioral system and other behavioral systems, the effects of context on attachment, the contribution of physiology/neurology and genetics to attachment, the associations/differences between attachment and temperament, the conceptualization and measurement of attachment, and the association between attachment and psychopathology/therapy. TEDx talk: The Power of (Secure) Love by Omri Gillath: https://youtu.be/PgIQv-rTGgA
1. What is attachment? 2. What Is an Attachment Relationship?3. How do Individual Differences in Attachment Develop?4. What are Attachment Working Models?5. How are Individual Differences in Attachment Measured?6. How Stable are Attachment Styles in Adulthood?7. What Can Social Cognition and Priming Tell us About Attachment?8. What is the Attachment Behavioral System? And, how is it Linked to Other Behavioral Systems?9. What are the Effects of Context on Attachment?10. What can Neuroscience, Genetics, and Physiology Tell us About Attachment?11. What are the Implications of Attachment Processes for Psychopathology and Therapy?
Subject Areas: Clinical psychology [MMJ], Child & developmental psychology [JMC]
