Attachment Theory and Research in Clinical Work with Adults

545 Pages·2008·1.96 MB·English

by  Joseph H. Obegi PsyD

Attachment Theory and Research
in Clinical Work with Adults

Attachment Theory and
Research in Clinical Work
with Adults
edited by
Joseph H. Obegi
Ety Berant
T G P
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Attachment theory and research in clinical work with adults / edited by Joseph H. Obegi
and Ety Berant.
p. ; cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-59385-998-5 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1. Attachment behavior. 2. Psychotherapy. I. Obegi, Joseph H. II. Berant, Ety.
[DNLM: 1. Object Attachment. 2. Adult. 3. Psychoanalytic Therapy—methods.
WM 460.5.O2 A88338 2009]
RC455.4.A84A92 2009
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To our partners, Amy and Michael

About the Editors
Joseph H. Obegi, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Davis,
California. Previously a lecturer at the California School of Professional Psy-
chology at Alliant International University in San Diego, he taught courses
in psychotherapy, chemical dependency, and professional ethics. Dr. Obegi’s
recent research has focused on attachment to therapists and the validity of
adult attachment scales in clinical populations.
Ety Berant, PhD, is on the faculty of the Department of Psychology at Bar-
Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel, and has served as the chairperson of
the graduate clinical track. She is also a senior clinical psychologist and
has practiced and supervised psychotherapy and personality assessment for
nearly two decades. Dr. Berant is the chairperson of the Israeli Rorschach
Society. Her research interests include attachment styles in adulthood, per-
sonality assessment, and therapeutic processes.
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Contributors
Leslie Atkinson, PhD, Department of Psychology, Ryerson University, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
Ety Berant, PhD, Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan,
Israel
Jude Cassidy, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland,
College Park, Maryland
Rebecca J. Cobb, PhD, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University,
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Katherine Daly, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville,
Florida
Joanne Davila, PhD, Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, New York
Morris Eagle, PhD, Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Adelphi
University, Garden City, New York
Barry A. Farber, PhD, Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology,
Columbia University Teachers College, New York, New York
Paul Florsheim, PhD, School of Social Welfare, University
of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
R. Chris Fraley, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois
at Urbana–Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
Jeremy Holmes, MD, FRCPsych, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon,
United Kingdom
Susan M. Johnson, EdD, Ottawa Couple and Family Institute, University of
Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Elliot L. Jurist, PhD, Department of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School and
University Center, City University of New York, New York, New York
Kristen M. Kelly, PhD, Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State
University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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