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Adult Attachment

A Concise Introduction to Theory and Research

Book2016

Authors:

Omri Gillath, Gery C. Karantzas and R. Chris Fraley

Adult Attachment

A Concise Introduction to Theory and Research

Book2016

 

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Omri Gillath, Gery C. Karantzas and R. Chris Fraley

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    Chapter 1 - What Is Attachment Theory?

    Pages 1-30

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    Chapter 2 - What Is an Attachment Relationship?

    Pages 31-58

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    Chapter 3 - How Do Individual Differences in Attachment Develop?

    Pages 59-76

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    Chapter 4 - What Are Attachment Working Models?

    Pages 77-101

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    Chapter 5 - How Are Individual Differences in Attachment Measured?

    Pages 103-127

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    Chapter 6 - How Stable Are Attachment Styles in Adulthood?

    Pages 129-157

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    Chapter 7 - What Can Social Cognition and Priming Tell Us About Attachment?

    Pages 159-168

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    Chapter 8 - What Is the Attachment Behavioral System? And, How Is It Linked to Other Behavioral Systems?

    Pages 169-192

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    Chapter 9 - What Are the Effects of Context on Attachment?

    Pages 193-218

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    Chapter 10 - What Can Neuroscience, Genetics, and Physiology Tell Us About Attachment?

    Pages 219-240

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    Chapter 11 - What are the Implications of Attachment Processes for Psychopathology and Therapy?

    Pages 241-266

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    Epilogue

    Pages 267-273

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    References

    Pages 275-319

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    Subject Index

    Pages 321-326

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Description

Adult Attachment: A Concise Introduction to Theory and Research is an easy-to-read and highly accessible reference on attachment that deals with many of the key concepts and topics studied within attachment theory. This book is comprised of a series of chapters framed by common questions that are typically asked by novices entering the field of attachment. The content of each chapter focuses on answering this overarching question.

Topics on the development of attachment are covered from different levels of analysis, including species, individual, and relationship levels, working models of attachment, attachment functions and hierarchies, attachment stability and change over time and across situations, relationship contexts, the cognitive underpinnings of attachment and its activation of enhancement via priming, the interplay between the attachment behavioral system and other behavioral systems, the effects of context on attachment, the contribution of physiology/neurology and genetics to attachment, the associations/differences between attachment and temperament, the conceptualization and measurement of attachment, and the association between attachment and psychopathology/therapy.

TEDx talk: The Power of (Secure) Love by Omri Gillath: https://youtu.be/PgIQv-rTGgA

Adult Attachment: A Concise Introduction to Theory and Research is an easy-to-read and highly accessible reference on attachment that deals with many of the key concepts and topics studied within attachment theory. This book is comprised of a series of chapters framed by common questions that are typically asked by novices entering the field of attachment. The content of each chapter focuses on answering this overarching question.

Topics on the development of attachment are covered from different levels of analysis, including species, individual, and relationship levels, working models of attachment, attachment functions and hierarchies, attachment stability and change over time and across situations, relationship contexts, the cognitive underpinnings of attachment and its activation of enhancement via priming, the interplay between the attachment behavioral system and other behavioral systems, the effects of context on attachment, the contribution of physiology/neurology and genetics to attachment, the associations/differences between attachment and temperament, the conceptualization and measurement of attachment, and the association between attachment and psychopathology/therapy.

TEDx talk: The Power of (Secure) Love by Omri Gillath: https://youtu.be/PgIQv-rTGgA

Key Features

  • Uses a question-and-answer format to address the most important topics within attachment theory
  • Presents information in a simple, easy-to-understand way to ensure accessibility for novices in the field of attachment
  • Covers the main concepts and issues that relate to attachment theory, thus ensuring readers develop a strong foundation in attachment theory that they can then apply to the study of relationships
  • Addresses future directions in the field of attachment theory
  • Concisely covers material, ensuring scholars and professionals can quickly get up-to-speed with the most recent research
  • Uses a question-and-answer format to address the most important topics within attachment theory
  • Presents information in a simple, easy-to-understand way to ensure accessibility for novices in the field of attachment
  • Covers the main concepts and issues that relate to attachment theory, thus ensuring readers develop a strong foundation in attachment theory that they can then apply to the study of relationships
  • Addresses future directions in the field of attachment theory
  • Concisely covers material, ensuring scholars and professionals can quickly get up-to-speed with the most recent research

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ISBN

978-0-12-420020-3

Language

English

Published

2016

Copyright

Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Academic Press

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Authors

Omri Gillath

Department of Psychology, University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS, USA

Gery C. Karantzas

School of Psychology, Deakin University
Burwood, Victoria, Australia

R. Chris Fraley

Department of Psychology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL, USA