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Attachment Theory Applied: Fostering Personal Growth through Healthy Relationships

Autor Mario Mikulincer
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 18 aug 2023

În volumul Attachment Theory Applied, considerăm că Mario Mikulincer și Phillip R. Shaver reușesc o performanță rară: transpunerea a decenii de cercetare fundamentală într-un ghid clinic riguros, organizat pe 13 capitole esențiale. Lucrarea adoptă un format de tip hardback, fiind structurată pentru a facilita tranziția de la laboratorul de psihologie experimentală la cabinetul de consultanție și, mai departe, în spațiul social. Apreciem în mod deosebit modul în care autorii integrează conceptul de „security priming” pentru a demonstra cum stimularea sentimentului de siguranță poate declanșa un ciclu de dezvoltare personală și reziliență.

Spre deosebire de Attachment in Therapeutic Practice de Jeremy Holmes, care oferă o introducere concisă în principii, volumul de față este o resursă mult mai extinsă, ce depășește sfera strict terapeutică. În timp ce alte lucrări similare, precum Attachment Processes in Couple and Family Therapy de Susan M. Johnson, se concentrează pe dinamica familială, Mikulincer și Shaver extind aplicabilitatea teoriei atașamentului în domenii inedite: performanța academică, managementul organizațional și procesele de grup în medicină.

Structura narativă a cărții urmărește o progresie logică, începând cu mecanismele neuropsihologice ale securității și continuând cu intervenții specifice pentru diverse etape ale vieții — de la copilărie la adolescență și maturitate. Această lucrare reprezintă aplicarea practică a modelelor conceptuale dezvoltate de autori în Attachment in Adulthood, oferind instrumente de evaluare critică a programelor de intervenție existente. Este o resursă indispensabilă pentru cei care doresc să înțeleagă nu doar „de ce” funcționează atașamentul, ci mai ales „cum” poate fi acesta modelat pentru a sprijini sănătatea mintală și eficiența relațională.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781462552337
ISBN-10: 1462552331
Pagini: 374
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.85 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Guilford Publications
Colecția Guilford Press

De ce să citești această carte

Această carte se adresează psihoterapeuților, cadrelor didactice și managerilor care caută o bază științifică pentru îmbunătățirea relațiilor interpersonale. Cititorul câștigă acces la o evaluare critică a celor mai eficiente programe de intervenție actuale, învățând cum să aplice principiile atașamentului pentru a stimula securitatea emoțională și creșterea personală în contexte clinice, școlare sau profesionale. Este puntea necesară între cercetarea academică și practica de zi cu zi.


Despre autor

Mario Mikulincer este profesor de psihologie și rector al Centrului Interdisciplinar (IDC) Herzliya din Israel, fiind totodată decanul fondator al Școlii de Psihologie Baruch Ivcher. Recunoscut la nivel internațional ca unul dintre cei mai importanți cercetători ai atașamentului la adulți, Mikulincer a publicat lucrări fundamentale care explorează dinamica securității, procesele prosociale și mecanismele existențiale de apărare. Expertiza sa în psihologie socială și clinică îi permite să abordeze complexitatea relațiilor umane cu o rigoare metodologică ce a redefinit standardele în domeniu, transformând teoria atașamentului într-un instrument versatil pentru înțelegerea comportamentului uman.


Cuprins

1. An Overview of Attachment Theory and Research
2. The Broaden-and-Build Cycle of Attachment Security
3. Boosting Felt Security in the Laboratory: The Broaden-and-Build Effects of Security Priming
4.Enhancing Attachment Security in Relationships between Parents and Young Children
5. Enhancing Attachment Security in Relationships between Parents and Adolescents
6. Enhancing Attachment Security within Couple Relationships
7. An Attachment-Informed Approach to Individual Psychotherapy
8. Other Therapeutic Applications of Attachment Theory and Research
9. Attachment-Informed Practices in Working with Therapeutic Groups and Work Teams
10. Attachment-Based Applications in School and Educational Settings
11. Applying Attachment-Theoretical Principles in Medical Settings
12. Applying Attachment-Theoretical Principles in Organizations
13. Summing Up, Moving Forward
References
Index

Descriere scurtă

In this compelling book, prominent investigators Mario Mikulincer and Phillip R. Shaver review the state of the science of attachment-based interventions in psychotherapy and beyond. They critically evaluate a range of programs that aim to strengthen parent–child, couple, and therapist–client relationships. The theoretical and empirical underpinnings of each intervention are examined, as are specific techniques used to enhance felt security and foster personal growth. The book also looks at evidence-based interventions outside the mental health domain, including programs that target teacher–student relationships and academic performance. Looking to the future, the authors discuss emerging applications of attachment theory in medicine and health care, management and organizational behavior, and group and intergroup processes.

See also the related work from Mikulincer and Shaver, Attachment Theory Expanded: Security Dynamics in Individuals, Dyads, Groups, and Societies.

Recenzii

"Attachment theory was created and has been expanded over the decades through happy collaboration between basic researchers and clinical practitioners. In recent years, attachment-based applications and interventions have grown to include domains as diverse as individual psychotherapy, parent–child support, couple counseling, elementary education, organizational management, and medical care. This book from groundbreaking researchers reviews, organizes, and condenses the sprawling literature on attachment-based interventions; highlights what has been learned and what needs to be studied further; and suggests new domains of application. Thought provoking, inspiring, clearly written, and extremely useful, the volume is likely to be of interest to many different kinds of professionals, as well as students. Highly recommended!"--Jude Cassidy, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park

"This magnificent book demonstrates the powerful effects of secure attachments throughout the life cycle and across essential domains. With academic virtuosity, the authors, leading scholars in the field, summarize a tremendous body of work in accessible and actionable terms. The volume's scientific rigor is matched only by its clarity. This is the definitive book on the application of attachment theory to the most important areas of life. The evidence is clear that crafting situations in which children, teens, and adults feel securely attached to caring figures can create a happier, healthier, and fairer world. This book should be mandatory reading for students in the health and social sciences, practitioners in the caring professions, and organizational leaders at all levels. Read it, use it, talk about it."--Isaac Prilleltensky, PhD, Erwin and Barbara Mautner Chair in Community Well-Being, University of Miami

"A wonderful and engaging explanation of how attachment-theoretical principles can be used to improve security and foster interpersonal relationships. This volume does an excellent job of presenting the core theoretical ideas, reviewing how they have been tested in empirical research, and describing how they can be applied in a variety of settings. The innovation in this book is the applied angle: Mikulincer and Shaver give careful consideration to how attachment principles can be used in the workplace, in marital relationships, and elsewhere. A joy to read and an outstanding intellectual contribution."--R. Chris Fraley, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign-The book is written for students and researchers in various fields (clinical, social, developmental psychology, family studies), as well as clinicians in mental health fields. It is an excellent addition to a curriculum in any of these fields when it comes to the study of attachment theories. The authors, Mikulincer and Shaver, are household names in the study of research and clinical aspects of attachment theories. They are known all over the world for the exemplary work they do….This is a very comprehensive, well structured, and organized book.--Doody's Review Service, 10/13/2023

Notă biografică

Mario Mikulincer, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Academic Director of the Israel Center for Addiction and Mental Health at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His research interests include attachment processes in adulthood, terror management theory, personality processes in interpersonal relationships, evolutionary psychology, human learned helplessness and depression, trauma and posttraumatic processes, and coping with stress. Dr. Mikulincer is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. He is a recipient of Israel’s EMET Prize for Art, Science, and Culture and of the Berscheid–Hatfield Award for Distinguished Mid-Career Achievement from the International Association for Relationship Research.

Phillip R. Shaver, PhD, is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of California, Davis. He has published numerous books, including Handbook of Attachment, and over 400 journal articles and book chapters. Dr. Shaver’s research focuses on attachment, human motivation and emotion, close relationships, personality development, and the effects of meditation on behavior and brain. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science and is past president of the International Association for Relationship Research, from which he received the Distinguished Career Award. He has also received an honorary doctorate from Stockholm University and Distinguished Career Awards from the Society of Experimental Social Psychology and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. He is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.