Attachment Theory and Research in Clinical Work with Adults

Joseph H. Obegi, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Davis, California. Previously a lecturer at the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University in San Diego, he taught courses in psychotherapy, chemical dependency, and professional ethics. Dr. Obegi’s recent research has focused on attachment to therapists and the validity of adult attachment scales in clinical populations. Ety Berant, PhD, is on the faculty of the Department of Psychology at Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel, and has served as the chairperson of the graduate clinical track. She is also a senior clinical psychologist and has practiced and supervised psychotherapy and personality assessment for nearly two decades. Dr. Berant is the chairperson of the Israeli Rorschach Society. Her research interests include attachment styles in adulthood, personality assessment, and therapeutic processes.

1. Introduction, Joseph H. Obegi and Ety BerantI. Theoretical Foundations 2. An Overview of Adult Attachment Theory, Phillip R. Shaver and Mario Mikulincer
3. The Therapist as Secure Base, Barry A. Farber and Jesse A. Metzger
4. Attachment, Mentalization, and Reflective Functioning, Elliot L. Jurist and Kevin B. Meehan
5. Clinical Correlates of Adult Attachment Organization, Frederick G. LopezII. Assessing Attachment 6. Using Interviews to Assess Adult Attachment, KennethN. Levy and Kristen M. Kelly
7. Self-Report Measures of Adult Attachment in Clinical Practice, R. Chris Fraley and Robert L. Phillips
8. Attachment Styles, the Rorschach, and the Thematic Apperception Test: Using Traditional Projective Measures to Assess Aspects of Attachment, Ety BerantIII. Clinical Utility 9. Internal Working Models and Change, Rebecca J. Cobb and Joanne Davila
10. An Attachment Approach to Adult Psychotherapy, Brent Mallinckrodt, Katherine Daly, and Chia-Chih D.C. Wang
11.Transference and Attachment, Rami Tolmacz
12. Attachment-Related Defensive Processes, Mario Mikulincer, Phillip R. Shaver, Jude Cassidy, and Ety Berant
13. An Attachment Perspective on Crying in Therapy, Judith Kay NelsonIV. Integration with Clinical Approaches 14. Adult Psychotherapy from the Perspectives of Attachment Theory and Psychoanalysis, Morris Eagle and David L. Wolitzky
15. An Interpersonal Approach to Attachment and Change, Paul Florsheim and Laura McArthur
16. Attachment Theory and Emotionally Focused Therapy: Perfect Partners, Susan M. Johnson
17. Attachment Theory and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Carolina McBride and LeslieAtkinsonV. Future Directions 18. Attachment-Informed Psychotherapy Research with Adults: Current Status and Future Directions, Ety Berant and Joseph H. Obegi
19. From Attachment Research to Clinical Practice: Getting It Together, Jeremy Holmes