Attachment Theory and Research in Clinical Work with Adults

1. Introduction, Joseph H. Obegi and Ety BerantI. Theoretical Foundations2. An Overview of Adult Attachment Theory, Phillip R. Shaver and Mario Mikulincer3. The Therapist as Secure Base, Barry A. Farber and Jesse A. Metzger4. Attachment, Mentalization, and Reflective Functioning, Elliot L. Jurist and Kevin B. Meehan5. Clinical Correlates of Adult Attachment Organization, Frederick G. LopezII. Assessing Attachment6. Using Interviews to Assess Adult Attachment, Kenneth N. Levy and Kristen M. Kelly7. Self-Report Measures of Adult Attachment in Clinical Practice, R. Chris Fraley and Robert L. Phillips8. Attachment Styles, the Rorschach, and the Thematic Apperception Test: Using Traditional Projective Measures to Assess Aspects of Attachment, Ety BerantIII. Clinical Utility9. Internal Working Models and Change, Rebecca J. Cobb and Joanne Davila10. An Attachment Approach to Adult Psychotherapy, Brent Mallinckrodt, Katherine Daly, and Chia-Chih D.C. Wang11.Transference and Attachment, Rami Tolmacz12. Attachment-Related Defensive Processes, Mario Mikulincer, Phillip R. Shaver, Jude Cassidy, and Ety Berant13. An Attachment Perspective on Crying in Therapy, Judith Kay NelsonIV. Integration with Clinical Approaches14. Adult Psychotherapy from the Perspectives of Attachment Theory and Psychoanalysis, Morris Eagle and David L. Wolitzky15. An Interpersonal Approach to Attachment and Change, Paul Florsheim and Laura McArthur16. Attachment Theory and Emotionally Focused Therapy: Perfect Partners, Susan M. Johnson17. Attachment Theory and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Carolina McBride and Leslie AtkinsonV. Future Directions18. Attachment-Informed Psychotherapy Research with Adults: Current Status and Future Directions, Ety Berant and Joseph H. Obegi19. From Attachment Research to Clinical Practice: Getting It Together, Jeremy Holmes