Assessing Adult Attachment – A Dynamic–Maturational Approach to Discourse Analysis: Assessing Psychological And Interpersonal Strategies (A Norton Professional Book)

A method for identifying the psychological and interpersonal self-protective attachment strategies of adults.. 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.