
Attachment-Based Psychotherapy
Helping Patients Develop Adaptive Capacities
Peter C. Costello(Author)
American Psychological Association (Publisher)
Published on 15. May 2013
Book
Hardback
269 pages
978-1-4338-1302-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents an attachment-based approach to therapy that addresses the limiting and detrimental effects of negative early attachment experiences.
Our early attachment experiences with our primary caregiver influence the adult that we become. Attachment-based psychotherapy has two major components: establishing a security-engendering therapeutic relationship and helping the patient to communicate more openly and thus to access more adaptive feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. Psychotherapists of various theoretical orientations will appreciate this book amp rsquo s richly detailed conceptualization of common human problems and its clear treatment approach for addressing these problems.
Our early attachment experiences with our primary caregiver influence the adult that we become. Attachment-based psychotherapy has two major components: establishing a security-engendering therapeutic relationship and helping the patient to communicate more openly and thus to access more adaptive feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. Psychotherapists of various theoretical orientations will appreciate this book amp rsquo s richly detailed conceptualization of common human problems and its clear treatment approach for addressing these problems.
Reviews / Votes
In the first half the author focuses on describing attachment and attachment theory, and he does so exceptionally well. The book offers readers a deeper understanding of [attachment] theory, laying a foundation for conceptualizing an individual's suffering according to this framework.(CHOICE)
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington DC
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paper over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 259 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
658 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4338-1302-3 (9781433813023)
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Person
Peter C. Costello, PhD, is a clinical psychologist practicing in New York City, working with individuals and couples, and an associate professor of communication at Adelphi University, where he teaches seminars in attachment theory, interpersonal communication, and adult romantic relationships. He previously served in multiple roles as a dean and an associate provost at Adelphi. He is a graduate of Swarthmore College and hold two doctoral degrees: one in clinical psychology from The Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York (City College) and another in communication from New York University. His work combines both fields. Dr. Costello completed his clinical training at The New York State Psychiatric Institute and at the New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. In addition to attachment theory, his current interests include an integrative approach to psychotherapy, and in recent years he has co-chaired two international conferences sponsored by the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration. He also serves on the editorial board of the newly launched journal of the Unified Psychotherapy Project.
Content
Acknowledgments
Chapter : Attachment, Communication, and Affect: An Introduction
Part I: An Attachment-Based View of Development
Chapter 2: Why Mothers Matter: The Evolution of Maternal Care
Chapter 3: The Neural Sculpting of the Self
Chapter 4: Attachment
Chapter 5: Communication
Chapter : Affect
Part II: Attachment-Based Psychotherapy
Chapter 7: Defensive Exclusion and the Focus of Attachment-Based Therapy
Chapter 8: Anxiety, Depression, and Maladaptive Anger
Chapter 9: The Security-Engendering Therapeutic Relationship
Chapter : Deconstructing Aloneness: Helping the Patient Access and Communicate Excluded Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors
References
Index
About the Author
Chapter : Attachment, Communication, and Affect: An Introduction
Part I: An Attachment-Based View of Development
Chapter 2: Why Mothers Matter: The Evolution of Maternal Care
Chapter 3: The Neural Sculpting of the Self
Chapter 4: Attachment
Chapter 5: Communication
Chapter : Affect
Part II: Attachment-Based Psychotherapy
Chapter 7: Defensive Exclusion and the Focus of Attachment-Based Therapy
Chapter 8: Anxiety, Depression, and Maladaptive Anger
Chapter 9: The Security-Engendering Therapeutic Relationship
Chapter : Deconstructing Aloneness: Helping the Patient Access and Communicate Excluded Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors
References
Index
About the Author