Some qualified support was found for the relevance of early maternal bonding to later difficulties processing emotions. The presence of greater alexithymia in females, and female science students in particular, was discussed in reference to similar observations elsewhere. There was also an understandable relationship between 'difficulty identifying feelings' (TAS) and both depersonalization/derealization and absorption (DES).

The results supported the relevance of both attachment style and maladaptive schemas to individuals with mental health difficulties. Importantly, several aspects of the individuals' symptoms and difficulties and their schemas were meaningfully related to their adult attachment style. Limitations included the small number of dismissing individuals identified, the problems of self-report in this area, and the absence of information about the quality of participants' current relationships.

Bowlby's attachment theory has had considerable impact on research in developmental psychology. Despite this, its relation to other literature and application to clinical practice have been poorly exploited. This paper seeks to outline the current conceptualization of adult attachment styles, and explore the evidence for a link between attachment style and psychopathology in adulthood. The paper also provides a review of the cognitive research on the beliefs people hold in relation to their attachment style. Furthermore, the importance of building on this theoretical and empirical base to examine the connections between adult attachment style and schemas is highlighted. The last part of the review explores how attending to both the concepts of attachment style and schema may contribute to developing clinical practice.

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SUMMARY Two tests of associated movement—Zazzo's finger‐lifting test (homolateral and contralateral movement) and the Fogs' clip‐pinching test (contralateral movement)—were given to 23 normal children of mean age 6 years, 22 normal children of mean age 9 years 1 month, and 50 physically handicapped children. The finger‐lifting test for homolateral movement was found to discriminate better than the contralateral movement tests between the two normal age‐groups, and between some of the physically handicapped groups and the normal groups. When mental age is taken into account, all the 8 diplegics, 7 athetoids, 3 mixed ataxics and 1 case of hydrocephalus with diplegia were outside the normal range; the 7 hemiplegics, scorable on their good hand only, were normal. Of the 8 other braindamaged children, 4 were above and 4 within the normal range. Of the 16 non‐braindamaged physically handicapped children, 4 were outside the normal range; these had weak muscles. RÉSUMÉ Mouvements associés chez les enfants normaux et physiquement handicapés Deux tests de mouvements associés—le test d'é1évation du doigt de Zazzo (mouvement homolatéral et contralatéral) et le test du ‘clip‐pinching’ de Fogs (mouvement contralatéral)—ont été appliqués à 23 enfants normaux de 6 ans en moyenne, 22 enfants normaux de 9 ans 1 mois d'âge moyen, et 50 enfants physiquement handicapés. Le test d'élévation du doigt en mouvement homolatéral s'est révélé supérieur aux tests de mouvement contralatéral pour différencier les deux groupes d'âge d'enfants normaux, et certains groupes d'enfants physiquement handicapés et les groupes normaux. Lorsqu'on tient compte de l'âge mental, la totalité des 8 diplégiques, 7 athétoides, 3 ataxiques divers et un cas d'hydrocéphalie avec diplégie étaient en dehors des limites normales; les hémiplégiques, testes seulement sur leur bonne main, étaient normaux. Parmi les 8 autres enfants à cerveau atteint, 4 étaient au‐dessus et 4 dans les limites normales. Parmi les 16 enfants au cerveau intact et physiquement handicapés, 4 étaient en dehors des limites normales, ils avaient des muscles faibles.