Attachment Theory and Psychoanalysis

by Peter Fonagy

Overview

This book demonstrates that the relationship between attachment theory and psychoanalysis is more complex than adherents of either community generally recognize. It provides a brief overview of attachment theory and some key findings of attachment research.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367323387
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/05/2019
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Peter Fonagy, Ph.D., F.B.A.

Peter Fonagy, Ph.D., F.B.A., is Freud Memorial Professor of Psychoanalysis and Director of the Sub-Department of Clinical Health Psychology at Univesity College London.

Table of Contents

Preamble — Introduction to Attachment Theory — Key Findings of Attachment Research — Freud's Models and Attachment Theory — Structural Approaches: The North American Structural Approach — Modifications of the Structural Model — The Klein—Bion Model — The Independent School of British Psychoanalysis and Its Relation to Attachment Theory — North American Object Relations Theorists and Attachment Theory — Modern Psychoanalytic Infant Psychiatry: The Work of Daniel Stern — The Interpersonal-Relational Approach: From Sullivan to Mitchell — Psychoanalytic Attachment Theorists — Summary: What Do Psychoanalytic Theories and Attachment Theory Have in Common? — How Can Attachment Theory Benefit from Psychoanalytic Insights? — Conclusion