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Understanding Disorganized Attachment

Understanding Disorganized Attachment

Theory and Practice for Working with Children and Adults

David Shemmings and Yvonne Shemmings

Paperback: £19.99 / $32.95

2011, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp
ISBN: 978-1-84905-044-9, BIC 2: JMC JKS

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Acknowledgements. Dedication. Introduction. Part 1. Theoretical and Research Background. 1. What is Disorganized Attachment? 2. Key Pathways to Disorganized Attachment and its Consequences. 3. Identification and Assessment of Disorganized Attachment. 4. Neurological, Biochemical and Genetic Explanations. Part 2. Intervening Factors Leading to Disorganized Attachment. 5. Unresolved Loss and Trauma. 6. Mentalization and Reflective Function. 7. Specific Caregiver Behaviour (with David Wilkins). Part 3. Theory and Research into Practice. 8. What Produces Successful Interventions? (with David Phillips). 9. The Assessment of Disorganized Attachment and Maltreatment (ADAM) Project (with Tania Young). Concluding Comments. References. Subject Index. Author Index.