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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455856303321

Titolo

A matter of security [[electronic resource] ] : the application of attachment theory to forensic psychiatry and psychotherapy / / edited by Friedemann Pf?afflin and Gwen Adshead

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Jessica Kingsley, 2004

ISBN

1-283-90473-X

1-84642-421-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (282 p.)

Collana

Forensic focus ; ; 25

Altri autori (Persone)

AdsheadGwen

Pf?afflinFriedemann

Disciplina

364.38

Soggetti

Attachment behavior

Criminal psychology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword; Part 1: Theory; chapter 1. The Developmental Roots of Violence in the Failure of Mentalization; chapter 2. Attachment Representation, Attachment Style or Attachment Pattern?; chapter 3. Fragmented Attachment Representation; Part 2: Clinical issues; chapter 4. The Link Between Childhood Trauma and Later Violent Offending; Part 3: Institutional Issues; chapter 5. Three Degrees of Security; chapter 6. Forensic Mental Health Nursing; chapter 7. Finding a Secure Base; Part 4: Research Data; chapter 8. Attachment Representations and Factitious Illness by Proxy

chapter 9. Violence and Attachmentchapter 10. Attachment Representations and Attachment styles in Traumatized Women; Conclusion: A matter of security; The Contributors; Subject Index; Author Index

Sommario/riassunto

It explores the psychodynamic theory of attachment and how it can be used to offer new ways of thinking when working with mental disorders in offenders. Discusses the development of personality in terms of interpersonal functioning and relationships with others, which is essential to understand both interpersonal violence and abnormal



development.