Assessing Adult Attachment: A Dynamic-Maturational Approach to Discourse Analysis

This book focuses upon new methods of analysis for adult attachment texts. The authors' introduce a highly nuanced model--the Dynamic-Maturational Model (DMM)--providing clinicians with a finely-tuned tool for helping patients examine past relationships, in addition to gauging the potential effectiveness of various treatment options. The authors offer a fascinating explanation of the neurobiological underpinnings of DMM, grounded in findings from the cognitive neurosciences about information processing. In this volume, readers have an eminently practical, theoretically-grounded work that is sure to transform many types of therapy.

Author: Patricia McKinsey Crittenden, Andrea Landini
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 06/01/2011
Pages: 440
Weight: 1.76lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.46w x 1.47d
ISBN: 9780393706673