Adult attachment : a concise introduction to theory and research / Omri Gillath, Gery C. Karantzas, and R. Chris Fraley.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 18, 2016).

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.

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?

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?

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 ...

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?

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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.

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