Table of Contents
Foreword Professor Harry Reis xiii
Introduction xvii
Part I What Is Attachment?
Chapter 1 When the Tiger Conies: Origin of the Attachment System 3
Chapter 2 Five Adjectives: Measuring Adult Attachment 25
Chapter 3 When Mother Returns: Attachment Styles in Children 47
Chapter 4 In the Scanner: Attachment and the Brain 65
Part II Attachment throughout Our Lives
Chapter 5 A Date for Coffee: Attachment and Dating 83
Chapter 6 Raising a Human Being: Attachment and Parenting 105
Chapter 7 Dancing Close: Attachment, Marriage, and Couples Counseling 122
Chapter 8 Sassy and Classy: Attachment and Friendship 135
Chapter 9 Getting Old: Attachment and Aging 147
Part III Attachment All Around Us
Chapter 10 Securing a Position: Attachment in the Workplace 163
Chapter 11 Before the Buzzer: Attachment and Sports 175
Chapter 12 Following the Leaders: Attachment and Politics 191
Chapter 13 Thou Art with Me: Attachment and Religion 211
Epilogue 223
Acknowledgments 235
Glossary 239
Appendix: Attachment Quiz 243
Resources 247
Notes 253
Index 269
About the Author 277