Danger, Development and Adaptation

Seminal Papers on the Dynamic-Maturational Model of Attachment and Adaptation

Patricia McKinsey Crittenden author Andrea Landini editor Clark Baim editor Martha Hart editor Sophie Landa editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Waterside Press

Published:28th Oct '15

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Danger, Development and Adaptation cover

Published in association with the International Association for the Study of Attachment.

A collection of writings by leading developmental psychologist Patricia M Crittenden, highlighting her vast contribution to attachment theory and research.A collection of writings by leading developmental psychologist Patricia M Crittenden, highlighting her vast contribution to attachment theory and research. It includes her observation of compulsive A, coercive C, and combined A/C patterns; application of attachment theory to child maltreatment, parent and child mental illness, and criminality; and the Dynamic-Maturational Model (DMM) of Attachment and Adaptation.Includes an introduction to the Dynamic-Maturational Model of Attachment and Adaptation (DMM) and shows the history of that model. Contains an introduction and commentaries and published in conjunction with the International Association for the Study of Attachment (IASA).

'This volume contains a selection of the seminal works of Patricia Crittenden, one of the most creative and innovative thinkers in the history of attachment theory. Crittenden integrates the fields of developmental psychology and developmental psychopathology in her thought-provoking and insightful research on attachment in normal and atypical development. Her ground-breaking work on attachment and child maltreatment stimulated the field to embark on translational research to prevent attachment insecurity and to promote resilient functioning'- Dante Cicchetti, Ph.D., McKnight Presidential Chair, William Harris Professor and Professor of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota; 'Contains a selection of the seminal works of Patricia Crittenden, one of the most creative and innovative thinkers in the history of attachment theory': Professor Dante Cicchetti, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota. 'A "must" for each trainer, therapist, researcher or student'- Professor Rodolfo de Bernart, President, IASA (from the Foreword).

ISBN: 9781909976276

Dimensions: 244mm x 170mm x 42mm

Weight: unknown

592 pages