Table of Contents

1. Introduction, Joseph H. Obegi and Ety BerantI. Theoretical Foundations 2. An Overview of Adult Attachment Theory, Phillip R. Shaver and Mario Mikulincer
3. The Therapist as Secure Base, Barry A. Farber and Jesse A. Metzger
4. Attachment, Mentalization, and Reflective Functioning, Elliot L. Jurist and Kevin B. Meehan
5. Clinical Correlates of Adult Attachment Organization, Frederick G. LopezII. Assessing Attachment 6. Using Interviews to Assess Adult Attachment, KennethN. Levy and Kristen M. Kelly
7. Self-Report Measures of Adult Attachment in Clinical Practice, R. Chris Fraley and Robert L. Phillips
8. Attachment Styles, the Rorschach, and the Thematic Apperception Test: Using Traditional Projective Measures to Assess Aspects of Attachment, Ety BerantIII. Clinical Utility 9. Internal Working Models and Change, Rebecca J. Cobb and Joanne Davila
10. An Attachment Approach to Adult Psychotherapy, Brent Mallinckrodt, Katherine Daly, and Chia-Chih D.C. Wang
11.Transference and Attachment, Rami Tolmacz
12. Attachment-Related Defensive Processes, Mario Mikulincer, Phillip R. Shaver, Jude Cassidy, and Ety Berant
13. An Attachment Perspective on Crying in Therapy, Judith Kay NelsonIV. Integration with Clinical Approaches 14. Adult Psychotherapy from the Perspectives of Attachment Theory and Psychoanalysis, Morris Eagle and David L. Wolitzky
15. An Interpersonal Approach to Attachment and Change, Paul Florsheim and Laura McArthur
16. Attachment Theory and Emotionally Focused Therapy: Perfect Partners, Susan M. Johnson
17. Attachment Theory and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Carolina McBride and LeslieAtkinsonV. Future Directions 18. Attachment-Informed Psychotherapy Research with Adults: Current Status and Future Directions, Ety Berant and Joseph H. Obegi
19. From Attachment Research to Clinical Practice: Getting It Together, Jeremy Holmes

About the Author

Joseph H. Obegi, PsyD, California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant University, San Diego, USA, and Ety Berant, PhD, Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel

Reviews

"The book is unique in that it addresses domains that have not been attended to in other similar volumes, including psychodynamic aspects of attachment in transference and defence, and the application of attachment theory to interpersonal therapy, and application of attachment theory to cognitive behavioural therapy. The chapters provide a nice integration of theoretical concepts, practice applications through case illustrations, and current research to support it... On the whole, the book maintains high standards of scholarship and clinical complexity throughout, and is highly recommended to scholars, researchers and clinicians." - Dr Shosana Ringel, The Journal of Psychological Medicine, Vol 41, 2011 "This comprehensive volume stands as the state-of-the-art guide to the clinical applications of attachment theory. Psychologists and other mental health professionals practicing assessment, evaluation, and the full range of contemporary approaches to psychotherapy will repeatedly turn to this well-organized work. Obegi and Berant have brought together the leading experts in each area of practice and scholarship. At a time when psychotherapists are concerned to establish meaningful links with empirical research, this impressive book is especially necessary." - Lewis Aron, Director, Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, New York University, US