Patterns of Attachment

Ainsworth, Mary D. Salter; Blehar, Mary C.; Waters, Everett; Wall, Sally N.

doi:10.4324/9780203758045

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“…Grounded on the caregiver's past responsiveness to the infant's signals for comfort and attention, infants' behaviors, as observed during the experimental procedure, reflect the degree and quality of proximity and caregiving received and established so far. 7,17,18 Based on Ainsworth's work therefore, styles of attachment can be further subcategorized in three consequent categories: "secure, insecure ambivalent and insecure avoidant". More explicitly, infants showing distress when separated from their caregiver, allowing being comforted when being reunited with them and actively exploring surroundings and en-vironment in the presence of the attachment figure are identified as having a "secure" attachment style.…”

Section: Attachment Theory An Overviewmentioning

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Pregnancy and the perinatal period: The impact of attachment theory

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Ι n this study we aim to examine and integrate current literature and research on attachment theory and its expression on the specific field of obstetrics, the perinatal period. In medical settings in general, and in the field of obstetrics in specific, which is the clinical domain of the perinatal period, obstetricians, psychiatrists and psychologists frequently come across antenatal and postnatal concerns, psychological issues as well as psychiatric symptomatology stemming from closer observation of the women's difficulties or reported by women themselves. To our theoretical understanding, in order to better comprehend these psychosocial concerns and deliver timely and more effective personalized interventions to women in need, it is of paramount importance to thoroughly examine the perspective proposed by attachment theory, as it was first developed by child psychiatrist-psychoanalyst John Bowlby and the newest theoretical developments on the field that followed. Subtypes of attachment style are examined regarding their imprint on the benefits, as well as the difficulties and risks they place on women during each perinatal stage. "Insecurity" in attachment and significant relationships appears to render women more vulnerable in relation to psychopathology, according to the literature reviewed. As far as the psychopathological symptoms and disorders related to the perinatal period and their connection to attachment are concerned, the main disorders and symptomatology discussed in the literature appear to be perinatal depression, postpartum depression, perinatal anxiety and posttraumatic stress symptoms related to pregnancy and labor. At the same time, "security" attachment-wise, tangibly observed in couples with strong intramarital support, appears to offer a protective barrier against adversities by enabling securely attached women to remain calmer and make better use of their emotional and social resources throughout the challenging perinatal phase. Consequently, mothers-to-be become more eligible to overcome perinatal difficulties by the use of patterns of behavior that promote their well-being. Through the in-depth review of the current literature on attachment theory available and the tools of knowledge it equips us with, we attempted to assemble the real challenges and needs deriv

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Section: Attachment Theory An Overviewmentioning

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“…A kötődési és az explorációs rendszer dinamikus egyensúlyban működik. Ainsworth (Ainsworth, Blehar, Waters, & Wall, 1978) alkotta meg azt a koncepciót, hogy a kötődési személy biztonságos bázisként szolgál a csecsemő számára ahhoz, hogy felfedezhesse környezetét, újdonságokkal ismerkedjen, és nyitott legyen a fejlődéséhez szükséges tanulási folyamatokra (Tóth, 2011).…”

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Korai kötődés, anya-gyermek interakciók és autizmus spektrum zavar

Mándoki¹

2018

Magyar Pedagógia

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“…Previous studies have suggested the attachment hypothesis of addiction as an alternative to self-medication. Attachment is defined in developmental psychology as the emotional tie that connects the child with his or her main caregiver (29, 30). In her first works, Mary Ainsworth described three main types of attachment, namely, secure, anxious insecure, and avoidant insecure.…”

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Frustration Tolerance and Personality Traits in Patients With Substance Use Disorders

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Previous research has suggested the prevalence of certain personality traits, some of which are related to a disorganized attachment, in substance abuse disorders. Further, frustration tolerance (FT) has been proposed as an important factor in addiction, both at the inception—following the “self-medication” hypothesis—and regarding treatment compliance. In turn, an inadequate response to frustrating events has been also associated with a disrupted attachment. Our goal is to explore the mediational role of FT in the relationship between personality traits and two different treatments for substance addiction: therapeutic community (TC) and ambulatory treatment (AT). Eighty-four subjects with substance abuse disorder were recruited in total (22 female), including 46 volunteers (13 female) in TC and 38 (9 female) in AT. They were assessed with Rosenzweig’s test for FT and the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III) test to evaluate personality factors. By comparing with a control sample (335 volunteers, 268 female), we found that FT was lower in patients. Between therapeutic groups, FT was significantly lower in TC. Depressive, antisocial, sadistic, negativistic, schizotypal, borderline, paranoid, anxiety, dysthymia, alcohol use, drug use, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), thought disorder, and delusional disorder traits were suggestive of pathology in the clinical samples and were significantly different between control, AT, and TC groups. Further, anxiety and PTSD traits were higher in TC than in AT. A mediational analysis revealed that the effect of anxiety and PTSD scales on therapeutic group was partially mediated by FT. In conclusion, FT and its interplay with personality traits commonly related to disorganized attachment (anxiety and PTSD) might be important factors to consider within therapeutic programs for persons with substance addiction.

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Patterns of Attachment

Cited by 825 publications

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Pregnancy and the perinatal period: The impact of attachment theory

Pregnancy and the perinatal period: The impact of attachment theory

Korai kötődés, anya-gyermek interakciók és autizmus spektrum zavar

Frustration Tolerance and Personality Traits in Patients With Substance Use Disorders

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