Cornerstones of Attachment Research

Duschinsky, Robbie

doi:10.1093/med-psych/9780198842064.001.0001

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“…As so artfully chronicled in Cornerstones of Attachment Research (Duschinsky, 2020), the first two generations of attachment researchers have provided an exceptionally generative body of research and scholarship. In the spirit of foundational "Growing Points" monographs (Bretherton & Waters, 1985;Waters et al, 1995) that took stock of attachment theory and method while looking ahead, here we offer our answer to Duschinsky's question concerning what genre of story the third generation of attachment scholars finds themselves in.…”

Section: Growing Points In Attachment Disorganizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Developmental research on disorganized attachment also remains saddled with theoretical gaps and unanswered questions, despite the remarkable amount of work carried out in GROWING POINTS IN ATTACHMENT DISORGANIZATION 4 the last three decades (Duschinsky, 2020). The idea that the disorganized classification may contain multiple subtypes with potentially distinct etiologies and functional underpinnings was briefly considered in the early years (Carlson et al, 1989a;Crittenden, 1999;Main & Solomon, 1990) of disorganization research, in particular by Lyons-Ruth and colleagues (Lyons-Ruth, Connell, & Zoll, 1989;Lyons-Ruth et al, 1991;Lyons-Ruth et al, 1999).…”

Section: Growing Points In Attachment Disorganizationmentioning

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Growing points in attachment disorganization: looking back to advance forward

Haltigan

Giudice

Khorsand

2021

Attachment & Human Development

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In this special issue paper we reflect on the next generation of attachment research with a focus on disorganization, a central but still poorly understood topic in this area. We suggest that progress will be facilitated by a return to attachment theory's evolutionary roots, and to the emphasis on biological function that inspired Bowlby's original thinking. Increased interdisciplinary crossfertilization and collaborations would enable novel and generative research on some of the longstanding questions surrounding attachment disorganization. Accordingly, we present an agenda for future research that encompasses contributions of modern ethology and neurobiology, novel hypotheses based on the concept of adaptive decanalization, connections with neurodevelopmental vulnerability and risk for mental disorders such as schizophrenia, and the possibility of sex differences in the behavioral manifestations of attachment disorganization. We believe that these avenues of theory and research offer exciting potential for innovative work in attachment disorganization in the years ahead.

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Section: Growing Points In Attachment Disorganizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Growing Points In Attachment Disorganizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Growing points in attachment disorganization: looking back to advance forward

Haltigan

Giudice

Khorsand

2021

Attachment & Human Development

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“…The discovery of adult attachment classifications and the "guess and uncover" method procedure used to assess them, the Strange Situation Procedure (SSP, Duschinsky, 2020). Yet, most were convinced that attachment patterns only described behaviors relevant to the domain of infancy.…”

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“…By the mid-80s, most developmental researchers had recognized the importance of attachment patterns and the procedure used to assess them, the Strange Situation Procedure (SSP, Duschinsky, 2020 ). Yet, most were convinced that attachment patterns only described behaviors relevant to the domain of infancy.…”

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“…Mary Main was the first to view these patterns as the only major patterns of human attachment throughout the life course. Main argued that the secure, avoidant, and resistant/ambivalent patterns of attachment represented the only three functional responses that a human can have to distress: communicate about it; keep the distress to oneself; or make it someone else’s problem ( Duschinsky, 2020 ).…”

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The in-session discourse of unresolved/disorganized psychotherapy patients: An exploratory study of an attachment classification

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The Unresolved/disorganized (U/d) attachment classification has generated considerable interest among clinicians. This is in part based on its empirical associations with adult mental health, parenting practices, and treatment outcomes. Despite decades of theorizing, however, we have little empirical information regarding how patients with a U/d classification assigned by accredited coders actually behave or speak in psychotherapy sessions. Here, we take a step towards bridging this gap by reporting our observations of the psychotherapy session transcripts of 40 outpatients who were independently classified as U/d on the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI), the gold standard measure of adult attachment research. These patients were extracted from a larger sample of 181 and compared to others without a U/d classification. In this paper, we discuss two different discourse styles associated with a U/d classification. Some U/d patients did not seem to sufficiently elicit the therapist’s endorsement of what they said. For example, they did not justify their claims with examples or explanations, or did not consider others’ intentions or experiences. Other U/d patients were credible, but left the listener uncertain as to the underlying point of their discourse, for example, by glaringly omitting the consequences of their experiences, or interrupting their narratives mid-way. In the discussion, we place these observations in the context of recent thinking on attachment and epistemic trust, and discuss how this study may form the basis for future quantitative studies of psychotherapy.

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Including the infant in family therapy and systemic practice: charting a new frontier

Opie,

McHale,

Fonagy

et al. 2023

ANZ J of Family Therapy

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This position paper from a core group of infant mental health academics and clinicians addresses the conspicuous underrepresentation of the infant in mainstream family therapy. Despite infants' social capacities and clear contributions to family dynamics, they remain largely overlooked within this therapeutic context. We suggest that family therapists have moral and professional responsibilities to support the participation, protection, and well‐being of all family members, including the infant. Here, we emphasise the importance of including the infant in the family therapy setting. By highlighting their frequent omission, we aim to amplify infants' often unheard ‘voice,’ role, and contributions to family development, especially recovery from distress. A shift towards infant inclusion as the rule rather than the exception represents a new frontier of integration. We first highlight the relational nature of infant development with a focus on the infants' psychosocial capacities and vulnerabilities. We then consider reasons why the infant may be overlooked in family and systemic therapies and offer a rationale for inviting the infant into these settings, illustrated through the use of a clinical case vignette. To facilitate infant inclusion, we propose a series of guidelines to meaningfully incorporate infants into family therapy practices. We conclude by encouraging shifts in family therapy research, training, and practice to better incorporate and understand the unique contributions of the infant to family life.

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Cornerstones of Attachment Research

Cited by 72 publications

References 96 publications

Growing points in attachment disorganization: looking back to advance forward

Growing points in attachment disorganization: looking back to advance forward

The in-session discourse of unresolved/disorganized psychotherapy patients: An exploratory study of an attachment classification

Including the infant in family therapy and systemic practice: charting a new frontier

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