Assessing Adult Attachment: A Dynamic-Maturational Approach to Discourse Analysis

ISBN-13:	9780393706673
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	06/13/2011
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	440
Sales rank:	322,614
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.52(h) x 1.46(d)

A method for identifying the psychological and interpersonal self-protective attachment strategies of adults. This book focuses upon new methods of analysis for adult attachment texts. The authors’ introduce a highly nuanced model—the Dynamic-Maturational Model (DMM)—providing clinicians with a finely-tuned tool for helping patients examine past relationships, in addition to gauging the potential effectiveness of various treatment options. The authors offer a fascinating explanation of the neurobiological underpinnings of DMM, grounded in findings from the cognitive neurosciences about information processing. In this volume, readers have an eminently practical, theoretically-grounded work that is sure to transform many types of therapy.