The adult attachment projective picture system : attachment theory and assessment in adults / Carol George and Malcolm L. West.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

George, Carol.

Contributor:

West, Malcolm L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Attachment behavior.

Attachment disorder.

Adulthood--Psychological aspects.

Adulthood.

Behavioral assessment.

Physical Description:

xv, 304 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Guilford Press, [2012]

Summary:

George (psychology, Mills College) and West (psychiatry, retired, University of Calgary, Canada) describe their original developmental assessment, the Adult Attachment Projective Picture System (AAP). Based on narrative responses, the AAP can be used to identify attachment classification groups and defensive processes, and can be used in research and in work with clients. After an overview of attachment theory, the book explains how the AAP was developed and how to use it. Detailed case studies represent the four main adult attachment categories and include childhood histories and AAP transcripts of responses. To conclude, the authors look at potential of the AAP in neurobiological research. The audience for the book includes developmental and clinical researchers, clinical psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, and other clinicians. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781462504251

1462504256

OCLC:

759173622