Bases of Adult Attachment by Vivian Zayas

Bases of Adult Attachment by Vivian Zayas

A great deal is known about how infants form attachments, and how these processes carry over into adolescence. But after that, the trail grows cold: the study of adult attachment emphasizes individual variations, paying little attention to the normative mechanisms of adult bonding.

A much-needed corrective, Bases of Adult Attachment examines this under-investigated topic with an eye toward creating a robust theoretical model. The first volume of its kind, its multilevel approach integrates current findings from neuroscience and psychology to analyze the processes by which adult relationships develop, mature, function and dissolve. Here in relevant detail are factors contributing to initial attraction, possible scenarios in the evolution from friendship to attachment and the changes that occur on both sides of a relationship as partners mutually influence each other's behavior, emotions, cognition and even physiology. And expert contributors address long-neglected questions in the field with stimulating topics such as:

• The distress-relief dynamic in attachment bonding.
• An expectancy-value approach to attachment.
• The biobehavioral legacy of early attachment relationships for adult emotional and interpersonal functioning.
• How early experiences shape attraction, partner preferences, and attachment dynamics.
• How mental representations change as attachments form.
• Insights into the formation of attachment bonds from a social network perspective.

Bases of Adult Attachment will interest scholars approaching adult attachment at multiple levels of analysis (neural, physiological, affective, cognitive and behavioral) and from multiple perspectives. This wide audience includes developmental, social and cognitive psychologists as well as neuroscientists, neuropsychologists, clinicians, sociologists, familyresearchers and professionals in public health and medicine.

“This is a strong contribution to the literature on adult attachmentEach chapter is capably written by researchers who fit their work into a larger puzzle, providing new insights, asking probing questions, carefully considering alternative explanations, and providing stimulating directions for future research. Clearly the topic of adult attachment has a rich future, and this volume provides a first-rate look at the current state of the field.” (Susan L. O’Donnell, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 60 (32), August, 2015)

Cindy Hazan, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Human Development at Cornell University. A recent recipient of the Scientific Impact Award from the Society of Experimental Social Psychology, she is an internationally recognized scholar whose seminal work on affectional bonds helped define a new field of study in social and personality psychology. Her 1987 article (coauthored with Phillip R. Shaver) Romantic Love Conceptualized as an Attachment Process is one of the ten most cited articles ever published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. In addition to her original theoretical and empirical work, Dr. Hazan designed the course Human Bonding, which she has continued to develop and teach for 25 years at Cornell.

Mary I. Campa, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Skidmore College, where she teaches courses in introductory psychology, adolescent development, and interpersonal relationships. Dr. Campa's research focuses on adolescent and adult development, with an emphasis on close relationships. Her current work is aimed at understanding the reasons why attachment relationships (our closest relationships) are unique and enduring.

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ISBN 13	9781493953158
ISBN 10	149395315X
Title	Bases of Adult Attachment
Author	Vivian Zayas
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Year published	2016-10-22
Number of pages	196
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