Attachment across the lifecourse : a brief introduction /
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| Author / Creator: | Howe, David, 1946- |
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| Imprint: | Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. |
| Description: | xviii, 262 p. ill. ; 20 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8400041 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Part I. Attachment Theory, Models and Measures
- 1. Attachment Behaviour
- Evolutionary beginnings
- Danger and staying safe
- The origins of attachment theory
- The attachment system and attachment behaviour
- Attachments and affectional bonds
- Protest, despair and detachment
- Caregiving
- Play and exploration
- Safe havens and secure bases
- Conclusion
- 2. Emotions and their Regulation
- Born to be sociable
- The co-regulation of affect
- The social brain
- The development of the psychological self
- Mind-mindedness and mentalization
- Conclusion
- 3. The Internal Working Model
- Learning through experience and by association
- Internal working models and mental representations
- Drafts and revisions, beliefs and expectations
- Attachment behavioural strategies
- Goal-corrected partnerships
- Conclusion
- 4. Patterns of Attachment
- Introduction
- Defensive strategies, adaptive strategies and internal working models
- Measuring attachment in infancy and childhood
- Culture, class and attachment
- Conclusion
- 5. Attachment in Adulthood
- Cradle to grave
- Adult attachment styles
- The Adult Attachment Interview (AAI)
- Self-report measures
- Conclusion: attachment across the lifecourse
- Part II. Attachment Patterns, Types and Styles
- 6. Secure Attachments in Childhood
- Introduction
- Infancy
- Resilience
- Social skills and emotional intelligence
- Growing independence
- Middle childhood
- Conclusion
- 7. Secure Attachments in Adulthood
- Introduction
- Adolescence
- Autonomous adults
- Loss
- Romantic and couple relationships
- Parenthood and caregiving
- Physical health
- Mental health
- Old age
- Conclusion
- 8. Avoidant Attachments in Childhood
- Introduction
- Infancy
- Middle childhood
- Conclusion
- 9. Avoidant and Dismissing Attachments in Adulthood
- Introduction
- Adolescence
- Adulthood
- Romantic and couple relationships
- Parenthood and caregiving
- Physical health
- Mental health
- Old age
- Conclusion
- 10. Ambivalent Attachments in Childhood
- Introduction
- Infancy
- Middle childhood
- Coercive strategies
- School and peers
- Conclusion
- 11. Anxious and Preoccupied Attachments in Adulthood
- Introduction
- Adolescence
- Adulthood
- Romantic and couple relationships
- Parenting and caregiving
- Physical health
- Mental health
- Old age
- Conclusion
- 12. Disorganized and Controlling Attachments in Childhood
- Introduction
- Infancy
- Organized or disorganized?
- Hyperarousal
- Preschool and middle childhood
- Controlling strategies
- Compulsive and coercive strategies
- Compulsive caregiving
- Compulsive compliance
- Compulsive self-reliance
- Controlling-punitive and coercive strategies
- School and peer relationships
- Conclusion
- 13. Fearful Avoidant Attachments and Unresolved States of Mind in Adulthood
- Introduction
- Adolescence
- Adulthood
- Romantic and couple relationships
- Parenthood and caregiving
- Physical health
- Mental health
- Old age
- Conclusion
- Part III. Issues and Debates
- 14. Temperament, Disability and Gender: The Interaction of Nature and Nurture
- Introduction
- Temperament
- Disability
- Gender
- Conclusion
- 15. Attachment across the Lifecourse: Continuity and Discontinuity, Stability and Change
- Introduction
- Childhood
- Adoption and foster care
- Adulthood
- Conclusion
- Epilogue
- Further Reading
- Bibliography
- Author Index
- Subject Index
