Attachment Theory and Research and Clinical Work

作者:Eagle Morris N
来源:Psychoanalytic Inquiry, 2017, 37(5): 284-297.
DOI:10.1080/07351690.2017.1322420

摘要

In considering the contributions of attachment theory and research to individual psychotherapy with adultsthe focus of this articlethe starting point is the therapist's role as a secure base from which the patient can safely engage in self-exploration. I discuss the barriers to the patient's ability to subjectively experience the therapist as a secure base and the necessary therapeutic ingredients for these barriers to be attenuated. I also discuss the nature of therapeutic action from the perspective of a therapeutic approach informed by attachment theory and research. And finally, there is some discussion devoted to the contributions of attachment theory and research to an understanding of psychopathology.

  • 出版日期2017