About the Book
This comprehensive Handbook provides a landmark review and synthesis of the current state of knowledge about attachment and loss in children and adults. Bringing researchers, clinicians, and students up to date on one of the leading theoretical perspectives in contemporary psychology, pre-eminent authorities in the field cover the origins and development of attachment theory, biological perspectives, measurement of attachment across the lifespan, clinical applications, and emerging topics and perspectives.
Table of Contents:
Cassidy, Shaver, Preface. Part I: Overview of Attachment Theory.Cassidy, The Nature of the Child's Ties. Kobak, The Emotional Dynamics of Disruptions in Attachment Relationships. Marvin, Britner, Normative Development: The Ontogeny of Attachment. Weinfeld, Sroufe, Egeland, Carlson, The Nature of Individual Differences in Infant-Caregiver Attachment. Bretherton, Munholland, Internal Working Models in Attachment Relationships: A Construct Revisited. Part II: Biological Perspectives.Simpson, Attachment Theory in a Modern Evolutionary Perspective. Belsky, Modern Evolutionary Theory and Patterns of Attachment. Polan, Hofer, Psychobiological Origins of Infant Attachment and Separation Responses. Suomi, Attachment in Rhesus Monkeys. Vaughn, Bost, Attachment and Temperament: Redundant, Independent, or Interacting Influences on Interpersonal Adaptation and Personality Development? Fox, Card, Psychophysiological Measures in the Study of Attachment. Part III: Attachment in Infancy and Childhood. Belsky, Interactional and Contextual Determinants of Attachment Security. Thompson, Early Attachment and Later Development. Solomon, George, The Measurement of Attachment Security in Infancy and Childhood. Part IV: Attachment in Adolescence and Adulthood.Allen, Land, Attachment in Adolescence. Hazan, Zeifman, Pair Bonds as Attachments: Evaluating the Evidence. Feeney, Adult Romantic Attachment and Couple Relationships. Mohr, Same-Sex Romantic Attachment. Hesse, State of Mind with Respect to Attachment and Its Effects on Parenting Behavior. Crowell, Fraley, Shaver, Measurement of Individual Differences in Adolescent and Adult Attachment. Part V: Clinical Applications of Attachment Theory and Research.Greenberg
About the Author :
Jude Cassidy, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park Phillip R. Shaver, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis
Review :
'Destined to become a classic... This definitive work is essential for anyone interested in developmental psychology and developmental psychopathology. It is an invaluable resource for scholars interested in theory and research on attachment, therapists who work with children and adults, and students of psychology, psychiatry, pediatrics, social work, and related fields.' - Dante Cicchetti, PhD
