Attachment Across the Life Cycle

by Parkes, Colin Murray; Stevenson-Hinde, Joan; Marris, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780203132470
• ISBN10: 0203132475
• Copyright: 2002-01-04
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

Explains the observation that many of the common psychiatric and social problems of adult life have their roots in the early relationship between the child and its mother. Draws together recent theoretical contributions from Europe and the USA.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
References	p. 5
The Nature of Attachment	p. 7
The Roots and Growing Points of Attachment Theory	p. 9
References	p. 28
Attachments and Other Affectional Bonds Across the Life Cycle	p. 33
References	p. 49
Perspectives on Attachment	p. 52
References	p. 63
The Attachment Bond in Childhood and Adulthood	p. 66
References	p. 75
The Social Construction of Uncertainty	p. 77
References	p. 89
Patterns of Attachment	p. 91
Attachment Quality as an Organizer of Emotional and Behavioral Responses in a Longitudinal Perspective	p. 93
References	p. 110
Attachment Patterns in Children of Depressed Mothers	p. 115
References	p. 126
Findings and Directions for Future Research	p. 127
Notes	p. 154
References	p. 155
Effects on Infant-mother Attachment of Mother's Unresolved Loss of an Attachment Figure, or Other Traumatic Experience	p. 160
References	p. 182
Clinical Applications	p. 185
Some Effects of Physical Rejection on the Child's Attachment and Inner Experience	p. 187
The Application of Attachment Theory to Understanding and Treatment in Family Therapy	p. 199
References	p. 213
Insecure Attachment and Agoraphobia	p. 216
References	p. 231
Note	p. 231
Loss of Parent in Childhood, Attachment Style, and Depression in Adulthood	p. 234
Notes	p. 263
References	p. 264
Attachment, Bonding, and Psychiatric Problems After Bereavement in Adult Life	p. 268
Postscript	p. 293
Name Index	p. 298
Subject Index	p. 301
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