Developmental Psychology Arena

Emerging Topics on Father Attachment

Considerations in Theory, Context and Development

• Edited by Lisa A. Newland, Harry S. Freeman and Diana D. Coyl.

Published November 2011

This book is the first of its kind to focus specifically on children’s attachment to fathers, and explores the connections among fathering, family dynamics, and attachment relationships. It includes theoretical, methodological and research reports written by an interdisciplinary group of…
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Recovering Intimacy in Love Relationships

A Clinician's Guide

• Edited by Jon Carlson, and Len Sperry.

Published July 2010

The loss of intimacy is one of the most difficult—but also one of the most common—factors in the destruction of any relationship. Recovering Intimacy in Love Relationships lays out practical, evidence-based guidelines on which clinicians can depend as they wade through the intense emotions and…
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Attachment

Expanding the Cultural Connections

• Edited by Phyllis Erdman, and Kok-Mun Ng.

Published May 2010

Attachment: Expanding the Cultural Connections is an exciting exploration of the latest trends in the theory and application of attachment within cross-cultural settings. The book's insightful analysis, remarkable case studies, and groundbreaking research make it essential reading…
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The Wellbeing of Children in Care

A New Approach for Improving Developmental Outcomes

• By Kwame Owusu-Bempah.

Published April 2010

Because of their previous damaging experiences, many children and young people enter the care system having already developed emotional problems or at a greater risk of developing them. However, in addition to this, research and experience consistently show that being in care is likely to aggravate…
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Promoting Positive Parenting

An Attachment-Based Intervention

• Edited by Femmie Juffer, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg and Marinus H. van Ijzendoorn.

Published July 2007

This book illuminates the successful implementations of one of the few evidence-based parenting intervention programs. More than 20 years ago the editors began experimenting with videotaping parental behavior in order to enhance parents' sensitivity to their children’s signals. This new book…
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Children and Separation

Socio-Genealogical Connectedness Perspective

• By Kwame Owusu-Bempah.

Published June 2007

Childhood separation and loss have become virtually a way of life for a large number of children throughout the world. Children separated from their genetic parent(s) and consequently their genealogical, social and cultural roots due to processes such as adoption, parental divorce/separation, donor…
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The Making and Breaking of Affectional Bonds

• By John Bowlby.
• Preface byRichard Bowlby.

Published September 2005

Helping both parents and psychologists to arrive at a better understanding of the inner emotional world of the infant, this selection of key lectures by Bowlby includes the seminal one that gives the volume its title. Informed by wide clinical experience, and written with the author's…
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A Secure Base

• By John Bowlby.
• Preface byJeremy Holmes.

Published August 2005

As Bowlby himself points out in his introduction to this seminal childcare book, to be a successful parent means a lot of very hard work. Giving time and attention to children means sacrificing other interests and activities, but for many people today these are unwelcome truths. Bowlby’s work…
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Coping and Complaining

Attachment and the Language of Disease

• By Simon R. Wilkinson.

Published May 2003

Good clinical practice is impossible without an understanding of the ways in which patients present their complaints. Patients have their own styles of coping and of expressing their concerns, and without a clear understanding of these the clinician may find successful and swift diagnosis and…
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Archetype, Attachment, Analysis

Jungian Psychology and the Emergent Mind

• By Jean Knox.
• Foreword by Peter Fonagy.

Published April 2003

Archetype, Attachment, Analysis is a well-researched presentation of new material that offers a revision and reinterpretation of Jung's archetypal hypothesis. The author's ground breaking new exploration of expanding knowledge from other disciplines such as cognitive science and developmental…
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