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Title: Becoming Attached: First Relationships and How They Shape Our Capacity to Love by Robert Karen Ph.D. ISBN: 0-19-511501-5 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: March, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.73 (11 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Fascinating insight into historical context of attachment
Comment: Karen's book provides a detailed insight both into the development of John Bowlby's influential ideas about attachment, and into the pervasiveness of the Freudian concepts which were his starting point.Human service professionals and individuals with an interest in relationships will find this book worthwhile.
Karen locates Bowlby and colleagues such as James Robertson and Mary Ainsworth in their historical context, and provides a fascinating account of the development of ideas which are now often taken for granted. He also identifies contrary voices, such as Stella Chess, who pioneered research into children's temperament.
The major weakness of Karen's book is that inspite of his meticulous description of the development of attachment theory, he is unable to take an observer's stance in the later chapters of the book, and often appears to give Freudian theoretical constructs the status of fact. (eg oedipal desires). The later chapters lack the incisiveness and direction of the beginning half of the book. He also seems reluctant to look at research outside an attachment framework which could expand aspects of his argument, such as the body of research on resilience.
In spite of these shortcomings, this is a enthralling volume which provided me with valuable insights into the origin of concepts which have become part of my 'practice furniture'.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent history and explanation of attachment theory
Comment: Extremely well-written book in that it is easily understood by the lay person, yet gracefully expresses complex ideas and processes, and is such a complete overview of attachment theory as to be of as much use to the professional as the lay person.
Attachment theory addresses child development in terms of whether or not there is a loving attachment to a parental figure. Through following the history of the development of attachment theory the author explains the theory, the evidence supporting it, and the effects upon the individual.
While supportive of attachment theory, Karen is careful to explain the views of its critics, and to show how those criticisms often improved the theory.
I am not a psychologist, but someone with Borderline Personality Disorder trying to make sense of my life in order to improve it. Karen's work helped me enormously. His scientific orientation to provide good theory grounded in reseach and evidence is fused with his warm humanity and concern for individuals and society.
Therefore I recommend the book to professional psychologists, teachers, makers of public policy, and others who deal with children. But also I recommend it highly to those on the quest for self-understanding.
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful!
Comment: A fascinating, beautifully written book on a complex subject. While definitely academic in tone, Karen does an excellent job keeping things easy for the casual reader to grasp. I feel like I learned so much, not just about my new baby, but myself.
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Title: The Forgiving Self : The Road from Resentment to Connection by Ph.D. Robert Karen ISBN: 0385488742 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 08 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Parenting from the Inside-Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive by Daniel J. Siegel, Mary M. Hartzell ISBN: 1585422096 Publisher: J. P. Tarcher Pub. Date: 10 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Developing Mind: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are by Daniel J. Siegel ISBN: 1572307404 Publisher: Guilford Press Pub. Date: 22 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $26.50 |
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Title: A Secure Base: Parent-Child Attachment and Healthy Human Development by John Bowlby ISBN: 0465075975 Publisher: Basic Books Pub. Date: August, 1990 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: Handbook of Attachment: Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications by Jude Cassidy, Phillip R. Shaver ISBN: 1572308265 Publisher: Guilford Press Pub. Date: 31 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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