
Danger, Development and Adaptation
Seminal Papers on the Dynamic-Maturational Model of Attachment and Adaptation
Waterside Press
Published on 28. October 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
592 pages
978-1-909976-27-6 (ISBN)
Description
A collection of writings by leading developmental psychologist Patricia M Crittenden, highlighting her vast contribution to attachment theory and research. It includes her observation of compulsive A, coercive C, and combined A/C patterns; application of attachment theory to child maltreatment, parent and child mental illness, and criminality; and the Dynamic-Maturational Model (DMM) of Attachment and Adaptation.Includes an introduction to the Dynamic-Maturational Model of Attachment and Adaptation (DMM) and shows the history of that model. Contains an introduction and commentaries and published in conjunction with the International Association for the Study of Attachment (IASA).
Reviews / Votes
'This volume contains a selection of the seminal works of Patricia Crittenden, one of the most creative and innovative thinkers in the history of attachment theory. Crittenden integrates the fields of developmental psychology and developmental psychopathology in her thought-provoking and insightful research on attachment in normal and atypical development. Her ground-breaking work on attachment and child maltreatment stimulated the field to embark on translational research to prevent attachment insecurity and to promote resilient functioning'- Dante Cicchetti, Ph.D., McKnight Presidential Chair, William Harris Professor and Professor of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota; 'Contains a selection of the seminal works of Patricia Crittenden, one of the most creative and innovative thinkers in the history of attachment theory': Professor Dante Cicchetti, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota. 'A "must" for each trainer, therapist, researcher or student'- Professor Rodolfo de Bernart, President, IASA (from the Foreword).More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Winchester
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
12 Charts
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 42 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-909976-27-6 (9781909976276)
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Persons
Patricia McKinsey Crittenden PhD is a developmental psychopathologist who worked with Mary Ainsworth to develop the DMM. She pioneered video-feedback with maltreating mothers in the early-1970s, ran a family support centre, trained as a behavioural and family systems therapist, was Director of the Miami Child Protection Team, and has been a family court consultant. In 2004, she received a European Family Therapy Association Career Achievement Award. She has published more than 100 empirical papers and chapters. Her books include: Raising Parents: Attachment, Representation, and Treatment (2015); Attachment and Family Systems Therapy (2014); and Assessing Adult Attachment: A Dynamic-Maturational Model (2011) (the final two as co-author).
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Foreword