Posted by Amelia_in_StPaul on June 19, 2009, at 21:38:14
In reply to Re: I'm so sorry for your distress, garnet :-( » Amelia_in_StPaul, posted by garnet71 on June 19, 2009, at 20:04:37
hi garnet, as I recall, there's secure attachment, ambivalent/insecure attachment, and avoidant/insecure attachment. But reading about this stuff can be really triggering. Attachment theory, I admit, is extremely interesting. There was a 20-year longitudinal study on the effect of attachment published in a book called The Development of the Person: The Minnesota Study of Risk and Adaptation from Birth to Adulthood. The one thing I dislike about attachment theory is the emphasis on the mother-child dyad. I think the father-child dyad can be as important, but is not studied in attachment theory. So it can be a bit of "blame the mom"--why I like feminist amendments to psychodynamic. Anyhow, I hope that helps--but please do be careful with the triggering stuff, OK?
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