| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedications; Contents; Prologue; What does each chapter of this book cover?; Chapter 1 -- What Is Attachment Theory?; Attachment theory; The Origins of Attachment Theory; The Fundamentals of Attachment Theory; Individual Differences in Attachment Organization; Working Models of Attachment; The Shift to Adult Attachment; Are Individual Differences in Adult Attachment Similar to Those Identified in Children?; What are attachment theory's intellectual origins? The integration of psychoanalytic psychology, ethology, and control systems |
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The Departure from PsychoanalysisEthology and the Problem of Instinct; Control Systems and Information Theory; Are Humans Simple Machines?; Goal-Directed Behavior and Primary Versus Secondary Strategies; Is attachment theory a "grand theory"? How does it differ from other perspectives?; Multiple Levels of Analysis and Scientific Explanation; Broad Reach; Psychological Adaptation and Well-Being; Chapter 2 -- What Is an Attachment Relationship?; How do attachment relationships develop in infancy?; Who Serves as the Primary Attachment Figure in Childhood? |
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How are attachment-related functions transferred from one person to another?Empirical Research on Attachment Transfer in Children and Adolescents; Empirical Research on Attachment Transfer in Early Adulthood; Empirical Research on Attachment Transfer in Adulthood; Summary of Attachment Functions at Different Points in the Life Course; A Cautionary Note on Using Children as Attachment Figures; Can people have more than one attachment figure?; What kinds of factors facilitate the development of an adult attachment relationship? |
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How do Responsiveness and Sensitivity Facilitate the Development of Attachment Relationships?How Does Interdependence Facilitate the Development of Attachment Relationships?; How do Individual Differences in Attachment Security Affect the Development of Attachment Relationships?; Do Compensatory Processes Lead People to Develop New Attachments?; How Long Does it Take for an Adult Attachment Relationship to Form?; What happens to parents when new attachment relationships develop? Do they share the stage with new attachment figures? Or .. |
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What happens when a relationship ends? Falling off the ladder and continuing bondsAre attachment relationships limited to parents and peers? What other kinds of attachment relationships may exist?; God as an Attachment Figure; Other Attachment Figures; Why did attachment bonds evolve in adult romantic relationships?; A few cautionary remarks; Do Attachments Vary in Strength?; Should Separation Distress be Used as a Marker of an Attachment Bond?; Are All Attachments Alike? Asymmetries Across Relationships; Is There Really a Difference Between a Primary and a Secondary Attachment Figure? |
| Summary |
"The book covers a variety of topics on attachment from different levels of analysis: formation and development of attachment bonds; conceptualization and measurement of attachment styles; working models of attachment - their content structure, and implications for relationship functioning and emotion regulation; cognitive underpinnings of attachment and its activation of enhancement via priming; interplay between the attachment behavioral system and other behavioral systems; contribution of physiology, neurosciene, and genetics to attachment; role of contextual factors in understanding attachment; implications of attachment for therapy and understanding psychopathology."--Page 4 of cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 18, 2016) |
| Subject |
Attachment behavior.
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Attachment disorder.
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Adulthood.
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Object Attachment
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Adult
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Life Stages -- General.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Developmental -- General.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Developmental -- Lifespan Development.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- General.
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Adulthood
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Attachment behavior
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Attachment disorder
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Karantzas, Gery C., author
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Fraley, Chris, author
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| LC no. |
2015960560 |
| ISBN |
0124200761 |
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9780124200760 |
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9780124200203 |
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0124200206 |
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