We conclude that the Maternal
Affect Attunement Scale (MAAS) reliably captures individual differences in Maintaining Attention and Warm Sensitivity.
Abstract: The concept of maternal
affect attunement has evoked considerable theoretical interest, but attempts at empirical validation have been scarce.
Keywords: Maternal
Affect Attunement Scale (MAAS), parent - child interaction, coding dyadic interaction, maintaining attention, warm sensitivity
Finally, Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy uses a multimodal approach built around
affect attunement.
These experiences occur in
affect attunement interactions embedded in infant - mother play interactions, as well as in comforting reattunement transactions that occur after instances of stressful misattunement.
We designed the course to introduce play therapists to pertinent information on brain development, the projective process,
affect attunement attachment and nervous system regulation that impacts the children in the play therapy room.
Not exact matches
By making music tailored to the child's sound, movements, postures, and
affects, the therapist can create moments of synchronization and
attunement.
Focusing on musical and emotional
attunement might be especially important for children with low functioning childhood autism as it might be specifically powerful when working with sensory processing,
affect regulation, or deviations related to the child's movements all of which can be crucially
affected in these children.
Developmental trauma directly
affects our core needs — connection,
attunement, trust, autonomy and love / sexuality, and for each there is a survival pattern.
Among them are a particular sensitivity to the role of traumatic or neglectful ties with early caregivers; the fundamental importance of
affect regulation to successful therapy; the importance of establishing relationships with clients characterized by close, intense, emotional, and physical
attunement; and the ultimate goal of recreating in therapy an attachment experience that makes up, at least to some degree, for what the client missed the first time around.
In presenting on this topic, renowned author, professor and clinician Jon Daily illustrates how the above systems work together, as well as explores how
attunement and secure attachment
affect one's emotional, psychological and neurological development and, concomitantly, one's regulatory systems.
A normal - range of parenting behaviors and attachment patterns are exhibited by the healthier targeted parent; they show empathy,
affect regulation and engage in
attunement with their children.
Explain the importance of
attunement, caregiver management of
affect, and consistent caregiver responses in the attachment process.
Creative arts and shared life story work provide a means for children and caregivers to develop the safety and
attunement needed for re-integration of traumatic memories coupled with development of increased security and
affect regulation.
Nonverbal
attunement refers to the frequent interactions between a parent and infant, in which both are sharing
affect and focused attention on each other in a way such that the child's enjoyable experiences are amplified and his / her stressful experiences are reduced and contained.