Attachment in Adulthood, First Edition

Mario Mikulincer, PhD, received his doctorate in psychology from Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel, in 1985, and was Professor of Psychology there until 1992. In 2007, he established the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya, Israel, and now serves as Dean of the New School of Psychology. He has published more than 220 articles and book chapters and two books, Human Learned Helplessness: A Coping Perspective (1994) and Prosocial Motives, Emotions, and Behavior: The Better Angels of Our Nature (2009), coauthored with Phillip R. Shaver. Dr. Mikulincer's research interests include attachment styles in adulthood, terror management theory, personality processes in interpersonal relationships, evolutionary psychology, and trauma and posttraumatic processes. He currently serves on the editorial boards of several academic journals and as associate editor of Personal Relationships and the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. In 2004 he received the EMET Prize in Social Science, sponsored by the A. M. N. Foundation for the Advancement of Science, Art, and Culture in Israel, awarded by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, for Dr. Mikulincer's contribution to psychology. Phillip R. Shaver, PhD, is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Davis. He is associate editor of Attachment and Human Development and a member of the editorial boards of several other journals. His books include Measures of Personality and Social Psychological Attitudes (1991) and Handbook of Attachment: Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications (1999), and he has also published more than 175 articles and book chapters. Dr. Shaver's research focuses on emotions, close relationships, and personality development, viewed from the perspective of attachment theory. He has made notable contributions to the literatures on human emotions, close relationships, and psychology of religion. In 2002 he received a Distinguished Career Award from the International Association for Relationship Research, and in 2006 he was elected President of that organization.

Part 1. The Attachment Behavioral System: Normative Processes and Individual Differences. The Attachment Behavioral System: Basic Concepts and Principles. A Model of Attachment-System Functioning and Dynamics in Adulthood. Normative Attachment Processes. Measurement of Attachment-Related Constructs in Adulthood. Individual Differences in Attachment-System Functioning: Development, Stability, and Change. Part 2. Intrapersonal Aspects of Attachment-system Functioning. Attachment-Related Mental Representations of Self and Others. Attachment Processes and Emotion Regulation. Attachment Orientations, Behavioral Self-Regulation, and Personal Growth. Part 3. Interpersonal Manifestations of Attachment-system Functioning. An Attachment Perspective on Interpersonal Regulation. Attachment Processes and Couple Functioning. Relations Between the Attachment and Caregiving Systems. Attachment and Sex. Part 4. Clinical and Organizational Applications of Attachment Theory. Attachment Bases of Psychopathology. Implications of Attachment Theory and Research for Counseling and Psychotherapy. Applications of Attachment Theory and Research in Group and Organizational Settings. Part 5. Epilogue. Reflections on Attachment Security. Appendices: A. Adult Attachment Questionnaire (AAQ). B. Adult Attachment Scale (AAS). C. Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ). D. Relationship Style Questionnaire (RSQ). E. Experience in Close Relationships Scale (ECR). F. The ECR-R Items. G. Caregiving Questionnaire.