We pay particular attention to the concept of cognitive «working models» and to neural and physiological mechanisms through
which early attachment experiences contribute to later functioning.
Not exact matches
We focus on treating children and youth, especially those who struggle with behavioral and emotional problems related to
attachment and trauma in early childhood — experiences which are now recognized as Developmental Trauma and Reactive Attachment
attachment and trauma in
early childhood —
experiences which are now recognized as Developmental Trauma and Reactive
AttachmentAttachment Disorder.
Their present problems reflect a predictable pattern of inconsistent and ambivalent relationships in their
early history with
which they still
experience an enmeshed insecure
attachment.
While research has demonstrated that
attachment styles,
which are developed from our
early parenting
experiences, are quite stable over time, specific adult intimate relationships can alter the strength of one's
attachment style.2 In my case, my ex-husband was not mentally healthy; I consequently avoided dating for a good year and a half following our divorce.
Children who have
experienced chronic
early maltreatment that results in Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or reactive
attachment disorder can be effectively treated with Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy [2][3][4],
which is an evidence - based family - based treatment approach.
We focus on treating children and youth, especially those who struggle with behavioral and emotional problems related to
attachment and trauma in early childhood — experiences which are now recognized as Developmental Trauma and Reactive Attachment
attachment and trauma in
early childhood —
experiences which are now recognized as Developmental Trauma and Reactive
AttachmentAttachment Disorder.
Insecure, ambivalent, avoidant, or disorganized
early attachment experiences are real events,
which — according to
attachment theory — can substantially and destructively shape a client's emotional and relational development.
Perhaps four of these maxims, or conditions for therapeutic change, upon
which probably most
attachment - oriented therapists would agree are: (1) Insecure, ambivalent, avoidant, or disorganized
early attachment experiences are real events
which can substantially and destructively shape a client's emotional and relational development (the client's adult problems don't originate in childhood - based fantasies).
Adults with dismissing
attachment are believed to have
experienced early caregiving that was largely consistently emotionally unresponsive, and as a result, from an
early age, they develop strategies in
which they become compulsively «self - reliant» (19)(resulting in a positive view of self) but are uncomfortable trusting others (resulting in a negative view of others).
Consistent
early relationships and
experiences are the foundation upon
which all subsequent emotional development rests... [¶] Consistency in relationships for infants is achieved through
attachment — the formation of an enduring emotional bond with a primary or small number of stable, responsive, and sensitive caregivers.
Adoptive mothers of children with reactive
attachment disorder (RAD) often fall into the role of the «nurturing enemy» — a dynamic in
which a child who has
experienced early trauma pushes away the single adult who attempts to get closest to him emotionally.
As a psychotherapist, I operate primarily from an
attachment based psycho - dynamic perspective,
which focuses on how
early attachment relationships influence current behavior, and how past
experiences, unconscious factors, current circumstances, and biological factors, continue to influence our mental health.
This is the idea of the internal working model; a template for future relationships based upon the infant's primary
attachment,
which creates a consistency between
early emotional
experiences and later relationships.
In this age, an ever growing number of young children are
experiencing family instability, and this may be especially common
early in life — a period in
which,
attachment theory warns, it could do lasting damage to kids» internal sense of security about relationships.
The study provides useful information for the identification of potential explanatory mechanisms and we interpret the findings in accordance with the
attachment literature,
which has consistently identified adverse
experiences with
early caregiving figures as precursors to later
attachment difficulties (for reviews, see [13, 14]-RRB-.
We do not yet have definitive evidence that securely attached and insecurely attached children do, in fact, grow up to become adults with corresponding mental representations; however, there is indirect evidence that they do.45 It is becoming more and more clear that
early attachment experiences are the primary learning ground upon
which one learns how to relate to other people.
Fact: «Secure
attachment is understood to be an important feature of adjustment in infants and children, much of
which is organized in the child's
earliest experiences.
According to the current research provided by the pioneers on
attachment, separation, and loss
which includes both Bowlby and Ainsworth, there is a significant association between the
experience of
early childhood and a person's
attachment styles.