| Description |
1 online resource (288 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Child and adolescent mental health series
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Child and adolescent mental health series.
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| Note |
'The Royal College of Psychiatrists's Research and Training Unit." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-280) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- What is attachment? -- The classifications of attachment -- What are the factors influencing attachment organization (and disorganisation)? -- Affectional bonds and attachment figures -- Is attachment theory valid across cultures? -- Introduction -- Assessments of attachment -- Assessments of caregiving -- Which domains of functioning are hypothesised to be correlated with attachement and what are the possible pathways of its influence? -- Evidence for correlations between attachment security/insecurity and the child's functioning -- Two versions of attachment disorder -- Research on attachment disorder -- The nature of attachment disorder -- Introduction -- Evidence-based interventions : enhancing caregiver sensitivity -- Evidence-based interventions : change of caregiver -- Interventions with no evidence base -- Conclusions regarding interventions. |
| Summary |
This book offers a thorough examination and discussion of the evidence on attachment, its influence on development, and attachment disorders. In Part One, the authors outline attachment theory, the influence of sensitive and insensitive caregiving and the applicability of attachment theory across cultures. Part Two presents the various instruments used to assess attachment and caregiving. Part Three outlines the influence of attachment security on the child's functioning. Part Four examines the poorly understood phenomenon of attachment disorder. Presenting the evidence of scientific research. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Attachment disorder in children.
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Attachment disorder in children. |
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Attachment behavior.
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Attachment behavior. |
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Attachment behavior in children.
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Attachment behavior in children. |
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Psychology.
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Psychology. |
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Object Attachment. |
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Child. |
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Parent-Child Relations. |
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Parenting. |
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Reactive Attachment Disorder. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Glaser, Danya.
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FOCUS (Project)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Prior, Vivien. Understanding attachment and attachment disorders. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006 1843102455 9781843102458 (DLC) 2006022732 (OCoLC)70663735 |
| ISBN |
9781846425462 (electronic book) |
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1846425468 (electronic book) |
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1843102455 (paperback) |
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9781843102458 |
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