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Attachment across the lifecourse : a brief introduction / David Howe.

Title
Attachment across the lifecourse : a brief introduction / David Howe.
Author
Howe, David, 1946-
Publication
Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

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Details

Description
xviii, 262 p. ill.; 20 cm.
Summary
"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"--Provided by publisher.
Subject
  • Attachment behavior in children
  • Attachment behavior
  • Developmental psychology
  • Object Attachment
  • PSYCHOLOGY / Applied Psychology
  • Parent and child
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-256) and indexes.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Machine generated contents note: -- 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.
ISBN
  • 9780230293595 (pbk.)
  • 023029359X (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2011007792