Showing papers by "Jonathan Hunter published in 2012"
TL;DR: A prototype-based model of attachment is described that emphasizes the clinical importance of the severity of attachment insecurity, defined as a dimension which incorporates problems in the previously listed domains of attachment as well as deficits in mentalizing, self-agency, and resolution of trauma.
Abstract: Models of adult attachment have proven to be useful for understanding illness behavior, stress responses, susceptibility to disease processes, and psychotherapeutic approaches to difficult patients Two methods of assessing patterns of attachment, using self-report instruments and using techniques such as the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI), are only weakly related and each has drawbacks for clinical use We have previously assessed commonalities and differences in the descriptions of attachment patterns that emerge from these schools and synthesized them in empirically based attachment prototypes In this companion article, we describe a prototype-based model of attachment This model defines dimensions of attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance as composites of particular aspects of internal working models of self and other, behavior in current close relationships, patterns of expression of affect, and narrative coherence The model emphasizes the clinical importance of the severity of attachment i
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