Child Abuse and Neglect Attachment, Development and Intervention

by Howe, David

• ISBN13: 9781403948250
• ISBN10: 1403948259
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780230802391
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-07-22
• Publisher: Red Globe Pr
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Summary

This exciting new book offers a survey of the field of child abuse and neglect from the perspective of modern developmental attachment theory. Using research evidence, this clear, compelling textbook answers the key questions any student or specialist in child welfare would ask.

Author Biography

David Howe works in the Centre for Research on the Child and Family at the University of East Anglia, Norwich.

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii
Part I Emotions, Attachment and the Psychological Self	1	(66)
Developing Minds in the Context of Close Relationships	3	(8)
Introduction	3	(2)
Maltreating Minds	5	(2)
The Mental Processing of Social Information	7	(4)
Emotions and Mind-Mindedness	11	(16)
Emotions and their Importance in Development, Social Competence and Mental Health	11	(3)
Affect Regulation	14	(1)
Sensitive Caregiving, Intersubjectivity and Mentalization	15	(4)
Mind-Mindedness	19	(7)
Conclusion	26	(1)
Patterns of Attachment	27	(19)
Introduction	27	(1)
Attachment Behaviour	27	(1)
Attachment at the Level of Mental Representation (Internal Working Models)	28	(3)
Secure Attachments	31	(1)
Insecure and Anxious Patterns	32	(2)
Avoidant Attachments	34	(1)
Ambivalent Attachments	35	(2)
Disorganized Attachments	37	(4)
Controlling Behaviours	41	(5)
Defensive Processes, Attachment and Maltreatment	46	(21)
Introduction	46	(2)
Stress	48	(1)
Defensive Exclusion	48	(2)
Cognitive Disconnection (Associated with Ambivalent, Dependent and Preoccupied Attachment Patterns)	50	(5)
Deactivation of Attachment Behaviour (Associated with Avoidant and Dismissing Patterns)	55	(2)
Segregated Representational Systems and Dissociation (Associated with Unresolved and Helpless/Hostile States of Mind, and Disorganized, Out-Of-Control and Dissociated Patterns)	57	(6)
Types of Maltreatment	63	(1)
Conclusion	64	(3)
Part II Abuse	67	(44)
Physical Child Abuse	69	(21)
Introduction	69	(3)
Characteristics of the Caregiving Environment	72	(5)
Children's Behaviour and Development	77	(3)
The Child's Behaviour and Mental State as an Adaptive, Coping and Survival Strategy	80	(2)
Internal Working Model of the Self	82	(1)
Internal Working Model of Others	83	(1)
Internal Working Model of Relationships and How They Work	83	(2)
Bernard (Aged 10 Years)	85	(1)
Fabrication or Induction of Illness (F11) in Children	86	(3)
Physical Abuse: Conclusion	89	(1)
Psychological Maltreatment: Emotional Abuse, Neglect and Rejection	90	(21)
Introduction	90	(1)
Characteristics of the Caregiving Environment	91	(7)
Children's Behaviour and Development	98	(3)
The Child's Behaviour and Mental State as an Adaptive, Coping and Survival Strategy	101	(3)
Internal Working Model of the Self	104	(1)
Internal Working Model of Others	104	(1)
Internal Working Model of Relationships and How They Work	105	(1)
Peter (Aged Five) and Tom (Aged Three)	105	(5)
Conclusion	110	(1)
Part III Neglect	111	(44)
Disorganized Neglect	119	(16)
Introduction	119	(1)
Characteristics of the Caregiving Environment	120	(5)
Children's Behaviour and Development	125	(1)
The Child's Behaviour and Mental State as an Adaptive, Coping and Survival Strategy	126	(3)
Internal Working Model of the Self	129	(1)
Internal Working Model of Others	130	(1)
Internal Working Model of Relationships and How they Work	131	(1)
Liam (Aged Ten) and His Family	132	(2)
Conclusion	134	(1)
Depressed, Passive and Physical Neglect	135	(8)
Introduction	135	(1)
Characteristics of the Caregiving Environment	136	(1)
Children's Behaviour and Development	137	(1)
The Child's Behaviour and Mental State as an Adaptive, Coping and Survival Strategy	138	(1)
Internal Working Model of the Self	139	(1)
Internal Working Model of Others	139	(1)
Internal Working Model of Relationships and How They Work	140	(1)
The Ledward Family	140	(2)
Conclusion	142	(1)
Severe Deprivation and Chronic Neglect Including Institutionalized Care	143	(12)
Introduction	143	(1)
Characteristics of the Caregiving Environment	144	(1)
Children's Behaviour and Development	145	(3)
The Child's Behaviour and Mental State as an Adaptive, Coping and Survival Strategy	148	(2)
Internal Working Model of the Self	150	(1)
The Internal Working Model of Others and Relationships	151	(1)
Georgia	151	(1)
Conclusion	152	(3)
Part IV Compound Cases of Abuse and Neglect	155	(60)
Physical Abuse and Neglect	157	(26)
Introduction	157	(1)
Characteristics of the Caregiving Environment	157	(5)
Children's Behaviour and Development	162	(6)
The Child's Behaviour and Mental State as an Adaptive, Coping and Survival Strategy	168	(3)
Controlling Strategies	171	(3)
Internal Working Model of the Self	174	(2)
Internal Working Model of Others	176	(1)
Internal Working Model of Relationships and How They Work	177	(2)
Kerry (Aged Five) and Luke (Aged Three)	179	(3)
Conclusion	182	(1)
Drugs, Depression and Domestic Violence	183	(16)
Introduction	183	(1)
Substance Abuse	183	(6)
Depression	189	(5)
Domestic Violence	194	(4)
Conclusion	198	(1)
Child Sexual Abuse	199	(16)
Introduction	199	(1)
Characteristics of the Caregiving Environment	200	(3)
Children's Behaviour and Development	203	(5)
The Child's Behaviour and Mental State as an Adaptive, Coping and Survival Strategy	208	(6)
Conclusion	214	(1)
Part V Interventions, Treatment and Support	215	(62)
Parent-Infant and Young Child Interventions	221	(13)
Introduction	221	(1)
Enhancing Parental Sensitivity and Responsiveness at the Behavioural Level	222	(4)
Changing Parents' Behaviour and Mental Representations	226	(3)
Social Support and Improving Parental Well-Being	229	(4)
Conclusion	233	(1)
Interventions with Pre-School and School-Age Children	234	(27)
Introduction	234	(2)
Developmental Age and Chronological Age	236	(3)
Attachment Problems and Types of Treatment	239	(2)
Psychological and Affectively Attuned Interventions	241	(9)
Treatments Based on Affect Attunement and Corrective Emotional Experiences	250	(8)
Attachment Theory and Family Therapy	258	(1)
Conclusion	259	(2)
Interventions with Adolescents, Adults and Parents	261	(16)
Introduction	261	(3)
Making Emotional Contact	264	(4)
Mentalized Affectivity	268	(4)
Attachment Type and Therapeutic Matching	272	(1)
The Opportunistic, Low-Intensity Route to Mentalized Affectivity	273	(1)
Conclusion: Turning Points	274	(3)
Epilogue	277	(2)
Bibliography	279	(26)
Author index	305	(6)
Subject index	311