The dynamics of attachment and systems-centered group psychotherapy.

McCluskey, Una

doi:10.1037/1089-2699.6.2.131

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“…These findings are in line with McCluskey's [131] contention that "failures in early attachment relationships can be revisited within the context of therapeutic groups and that groups can provide the context for supporting authentic connection with one's own effect and encourage resonance with the effect of other people" (p. 140). More research is needed, however, on the psychological and interpersonal processes through which cohesive groups might help insecure adults repair attachment injuries.…”

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Enhancing the “Broaden and Build” Cycle of Attachment Security in Adulthood: From the Laboratory to Relational Contexts and Societal Systems

Mikulincer

Shaver

2020

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Attachment theory emphasizes both the importance of the availability of caring, supportive relationship partners, beginning in infancy, for developing a sense of safety and security, and the beneficial effects of this sense of security on psychosocial functioning and physical and mental health. In this article, we briefly review basic concepts of attachment theory, focusing on the core construct of attachment security and present evidence concerning the ways in which this sense can be enhanced in adulthood. Specifically, we review findings from laboratory experiments that have momentarily enhanced the sense of attachment security and examined its effects on emotion regulation, psychological functioning, and prosocial behavior. We then review empirical findings and ideas concerning security enhancement by actual relationship partners, non-human symbolic figures, and societal systems in a wide variety of life domains, such as marital relationships, psychotherapy, education, health and medicine, leadership and management, group interactions, religion, law, and government.

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Enhancing the “Broaden and Build” Cycle of Attachment Security in Adulthood: From the Laboratory to Relational Contexts and Societal Systems

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2020

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“…In addition, there is some evidence that the sense of security fostered by a cohesive group can have healing effects on attachment-anxious people. This finding supports McCluskey's (2002) contention that "failures in early attachment relationships can be revisited within the context of therapeutic groups and that groups can provide the context for supporting authentic connection with one's own affect and encourage resonance with the affect of other people" (p. 140). More research is needed on the psychological and in-terpersonal processes by which groups might help insecure individuals to revise their maladaptive attachment patterns.…”

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confidence: 74%

Attachment, Group–Related Processes, and Psychotherapy

Mikulincer

Shaver

2007

International Journal of Group Psychotherapy

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“…Since the attachment pattern becomes activated especially in emergency situations, it can be posited that commencement of therapy is tantamount to a prototypical situation. Several authors (Chen & Mallinckrodt, 2002;McCluskey, 2002) have indicated the importance of the activated attachment pattern in therapeutic settings, especially in group psychotherapy. According to Bowlby (1978), the therapist should encourage patients to reflect upon their expectations of and prejudices toward their current signifiBulletin of the Menninger Clinic cant others.…”

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Manualized psychodynamic-interactional group therapy for the treatment of somatoform pain disorders

Nickel¹,

Ademmer²,

Egle³

2010

Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic

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Medically unexplained and clinically significant symptoms of pain are highly prevalent in the general population. More than one third of all patients in general practices and various departments of hospitals suffer from somatoform disorders with pain being the main complaint of 70% of these patients. This treatment manual is the first disorder-specific, psychodynamically oriented treatment for these patients. Based on psychodynamic-interactional group psychotherapy, it focuses on disorder-specific aspects as well as on psychic and interpersonal problems which have resulted from adverse childhood experiences and insecure attachment. In three treatment phases comprising an "information and motivational phase" followed by "work" and ultimately "transfer" phase spread over a period of 6 to 7 months, between seven and nine patients were treated in 40 group therapy sessions. The group started with psychoeducational elements intended to inform them about their illness. Through the discussion and formulation of individual treatment goals, the patients are drawn into the work phase of the group therapy, in which the relationship of the patients in the group and their behavior is the main focus of the therapeutic interventions.

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The dynamics of attachment and systems-centered group psychotherapy.

Cited by 23 publications

References 17 publications

Enhancing the “Broaden and Build” Cycle of Attachment Security in Adulthood: From the Laboratory to Relational Contexts and Societal Systems

Enhancing the “Broaden and Build” Cycle of Attachment Security in Adulthood: From the Laboratory to Relational Contexts and Societal Systems

Attachment, Group–Related Processes, and Psychotherapy

Manualized psychodynamic-interactional group therapy for the treatment of somatoform pain disorders

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