Becoming Attached
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Becoming Attached
In this "provocative primer on the nature versus nurture debate" ("Mirabella"), psychologist and noted journalist Robert Karen offers fresh insights into some of the most fundamental questions of emotional life. He traces the history of attachment theory through the controversial work of John Bowlby, a British psychoanalyst, and Mary Ainsworth, an American developmental psychologist, who together launched a revolution in child psychology.
Becoming Attached
This expanded and fully updated edition of Becoming Attached tells the story of one of the great undertakings of modern psychology: the hundred-year quest to understand the nature of the child and the components of good-enough care. Psychologist and journalist Robert Karen chronicles the origin and history of a groundbreaking idea - attachment theory - and its resounding impact on the fields of developmental psychology, psychiatry, and psychoanalysis.
Anxiously Attached
'So important for anyone who is struggling with their relationships. A brilliant book' Chloe Brotheridge, author of The Anxiety Solution 'The foundation for a powerful journey of growth for anyone who has experienced a nonsecure form of attachment' Daniel J. Siegel, MD, bestselling author of Mindsight 'Essential' Bonnie Badenoch, author of The Heart of Trauma 'Lucid and helpful' Sunday Times If your partner doesn't answer a text quickly, do you become anxious? Do you check up on your partner online to know their every move? Are you drawn to people who are emotionally unavailable? If so, you might identify with having an anxious attachment style and find yourself prone to insecurity and codependency. But there is plenty you can do feel stronger in yourself and improve your relationships. Psychotherapist and couples' counsellor Jessica Baum has over ten years' experience helping people build happy and healthy relationships. In this book, she shares groundbreaking research, real-life case studies and useful exercises to guide you in finding and sustaining love. Anxiously Attached will help you to: Create boundaries to protect your sense of self in relationships Communicate what you need to feel safe and secure in a relationship Develop a strong sense of self-worth and emotional stability Learn the true meaning of a healthy relationship, and how to establish one