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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811060603321

Autore

George Carol

Titolo

The adult attachment projective picture system [[electronic resource] ] : attachment theory and assessment in adults / / Carol George, Malcolm L. West

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Guilford Press, c2012

ISBN

1-4625-0478-7

1-280-38954-0

9786613567468

1-4625-0426-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WestMalcolm L

Disciplina

155.9/2

155.92

616.8588

Soggetti

Attachment behavior

Attachment disorder

Adulthood - Psychological aspects

Behavioral assessment

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

Narrative versus non-narrative assessment of adult attachment -- Defining attachment stories as representational precipitates -- The development and validation of the AAP -- The attachment self: the AAP attachment content coding dimensions -- Defensive processes in the AAP -- Secure attachment -- Dismissing attachment -- Preoccupied attachment -- Dysregulated segregated systems: unresolved attachment, failed mourning, and preoccupation with suffering -- Using the AAP in neurobiology research.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents cutting-edge research on adult attachment together with a complete overview of the Adult Attachment Projective Picture System (AAP), the authors' validated developmental assessment. In addition to identifying attachment classification groups, the AAP yields important information about dimensions--including defensive



processes--not evaluated by other available measures. Detailed case illustrations show what the AAP looks like ""in action"" and what it reveals about individuals' early experiences, sense of self, and capacity to engage in close, protective relatio