Attachment Across the Lifecourse: A Brief Introduction

ISBN-13: 9780230293595 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 272 str.

David Howe

Opis

Analyzing a range of traditional and contemporary perspectives, this crisp text explores the core attachment styles and charts their impact on childhood and adult behaviour. Written by one of social work s most highly-regarded commentators, it is a perfect introduction to the complex field of attachment theory."

Spis treści

Attachment Behaviour Affect Regulation The Internal Working Model Patterns of Attachment Attachment in Adulthood Secure Attachments in Childhood Secure Attachments in Adulthood Avoidant Attachments in Childhood Avoidant and Dismissing Attachments in Adulthood Ambivalent Attachments in Childhood Anxious and Preoccupied Attachments in Adulthood Disorganised and Controlling Attachments in Childhood Fearful Avoidant Attachments and Unresolved States of Mind in Adulthood Nature and Nurture Stability, Change and Adaptation Epilogue

O autorze

DAVID HOWE OBE, Professor of Social Work at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. He was founding editor of the Blackwell Science Journal, Child and Family Social Work (1996-2001) and is author of many books, including: Attachment Theory for Social Work Practice; Attachment Theory, Child Maltreatment and Family Support; Child Abuse and Neglect: Attachment, Development and Intervention; and The Emotionally Intelligent Social Worker.

Blurb

How do past relationships shape who we are today? Attachment theory offers a powerful model for explaining how our earliest relationships affect not only our development as children, but also our feelings and behaviour as adults.
 
This succinct and highly readable book offers the perfect introduction to a fascinating and fast-growing field. It explains the key concepts in attachment theory and describes how the main attachment types play out both in childhood and later life. It identifies some of the intriguing questions being explored by research, such as:

• What part do individuals' attachment histories play in adult relationships?
• What scope is there for attachment styles established in infancy to change later in life?

Students and professionals alike from across the fields of psychology, counselling, health and social work will find this an illuminating and thought-provoking guide to the rich complexity of human behaviour.