
Attached
Identify your attachment style and find your perfect match
Rodale (Publisher)
Published on 3. June 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-330-54407-8 (ISBN)
Description
We now know that the desire to become attached to a partner is a natural human drive - not a weak attribute of clingy females, as some would argue! And according to the new science of attachment, every person behaves in relationships in one of three distinct ways: Anxious people are often preoccupied with their relationships and tend to worry about their partner's ability to love them back. Avoidant people equate intimacy with a loss of independence and constantly try to minimise closeness. Secure people feel comfortable with intimacy and are usually warm and loving. Dr. Amir Levine and Rachel Heller help you understand the three attachment styles, identify your own and recognise the styles of others so that you can find compatible partners or improve your existing relationship. Packed with fascinating psychology and case studies from successful - and unsuccessful - couples you can discover how to avoid the Anxious-Avoidant trap, why Secures can partner any type and how to love the Secure way. "Attached" is your road map to the perfect match and lasting love.
Reviews / Votes
A groundbreaking book that redefines what it means to be in a relationship. -- <b>John Gray, PhD., bestselling author of <i>Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus</i></b> Chock-full of tips, questionnaires, and case studies, this is a solidly researched and intriguing approach to the perennial trials of looking for love in all the right places and improving existing relationships. -- <i><b>Publishers Weekly</b></i> A practical, enjoyable guide to forming rewarding romantic relationships. -- <i><b>Kirkus Reviews</b></i> Amir Levine and Rachel Heller have written a very smart book: It is clear, easy to read and insightful. It's a valuable tool whether you are just entering a relationship with a new partner or - as in my case - even after you've been married twenty-one years, and had thought you knew everything about your spouse. -- <i><b>Scientific American</b></i> Anyone who has been plagued by that age-old question-'What is his deal?"-could benefit from a crash course in attachment theory. -- <i><b>Elle</b></i>More details
Edition
Abridged edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Edition type
Abridged edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 134 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
331 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-330-54407-8 (9780330544078)
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Other editions
Additional editions

Amir Levine | Rachel Heller
Attached
Are you Anxious, Avoidant or Secure? How the science of adult attachment can help you find - and keep - love
E-Book
06/2011
Macmillan
€15.99
Available for download
Persons
Amir Levine, M.D. is an adult and a child and adolescent psychiatrist and a neuroscientist. He is an associate professor of psychiatry and the director of the Levine epigenetics/molecular neuroscience lab at Columbia University. Dr. Levine has a private practice where he supervises and trains therapists from all over the world in attachment neuroscience-based treatments as well as seeing individuals and couples for consultation and treatment. Rachel S. F. Heller, M.A. is a psychologist who works both in the public sector and in private practice. She holds a master's degree from Columbia University. In her work, she integrates attachment-based principles with cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and experiential-based approaches to help both children and adults.