Assessing Adult Attachment: A Dynamic-Maturational Approach to Discourse Analysis
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Psychotherapy
| Author: | Patricia McKinsey Crittenden, Andrea Landini | ISBN: | 9780393706765 |
| Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company | Publication: | June 13, 2011 |
| Imprint: | W. W. Norton & Company | Language: | English |
| Author: | Patricia McKinsey Crittenden, Andrea Landini |
| ISBN: | 9780393706765 |
| Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Publication: | June 13, 2011 |
| Imprint: | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Language: | English |
A method for identifying the psychological and interpersonal self-protective attachment strategies of adults.
This book focuses upon new methods of analysis for adult attachment texts. The authors’ introduce a highly nuanced model—the Dynamic-Maturational Model (DMM)—providing clinicians with a finely-tuned tool for helping patients examine past relationships, in addition to gauging the potential effectiveness of various treatment options. The authors offer a fascinating explanation of the neurobiological underpinnings of DMM, grounded in findings from the cognitive neurosciences about information processing. In this volume, readers have an eminently practical, theoretically-grounded work that is sure to transform many types of therapy.
A method for identifying the psychological and interpersonal self-protective attachment strategies of adults.
This book focuses upon new methods of analysis for adult attachment texts. The authors’ introduce a highly nuanced model—the Dynamic-Maturational Model (DMM)—providing clinicians with a finely-tuned tool for helping patients examine past relationships, in addition to gauging the potential effectiveness of various treatment options. The authors offer a fascinating explanation of the neurobiological underpinnings of DMM, grounded in findings from the cognitive neurosciences about information processing. In this volume, readers have an eminently practical, theoretically-grounded work that is sure to transform many types of therapy.
