Cross-scientific understanding of Attachment Disorder
A vast number of tools for diagnosis as well as practice
Comprehensible and interesting to the lay person as well the professional
Rygaard, Niels Peter/ Clinical Psychologist, specialist approved by DPA (the Danish Psychologist Association)/Private practitioner, m.o. The International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders (ISSPD)
This handbook of therapy provides both theoretical understanding, and a wealth of suggestions for daily practice. The coverage includes a cross-scientific theoretical overview, the classic symptoms of disturbed attachment, and treatment at different stages of development, from measures to ensure a healthy attachment early in life to treatment at different stages of personality development to adulthood. Each step includes many examples from daily practice as well as checklists at different stages. Sections on adoption issues, how to teach the AD schoolchild, sexual abuse and AD give tools and inspiration for the reader's own research.
|everyday examples are used to illustrate symptoms, theory and practice. If I have succeeded, the contents should not be difficult to understand, whereas working with the AD child in practice is a constant challenge to your convictions and responsibility. It is a guide trying to answer some of the common questions puzzling people working with children and juveniles suffering from Attachment Disorder: – Why is there an increasing number of AD children? – What are the causes of an AD development in children? – How does AD show in behavior and personality? – How do you practice treatment or therapy at different devel- ment stages during childhood? – What can you do to prevent an AD development, or to reduce the symptoms and consequences? – What happens to people, groups and organizations working with these children? – How do you develop and maintain your therapeutic attitude and the structure of treatment? First, let me give you a short introduction to the problem of AD in general. What is "attachment”? In brief, the theory of attachment was developed from 1950 and onwards by John Bowlby (1969, 1973, 1988). Bowlby suggested early attachment (0–3 years) as an inborn behavior program in primates and especially humans. Bowlby´s main idea was that the attachment behavioral system had evolved to increase the likelihood of the infant´s protection and survival.|
Based on more than 20 years of theory and personal practice, this handbook of therapy provides a theoretical understanding of the topic, and a wealth of suggestions for daily practice. The coverage includes a cross-scientific theoretical overview, the classic symptoms of disturbed attachment, and treatment at different stages of development, from measures to ensure a healthy attachment early in life to treatment at different stages of personality development to adulthood. Each step includes many examples from daily practice as well as checklists at different stages. Special sections on adoption issues, how to teach the AD schoolchild, sexual abuse and AD give tools and inspiration for the reader's own research. The final chapters address the personal development of the therapist as well as suggestions for designing the therapeutic milieu and teamwork. The book is equally useful to the practitioner and the adoptive parent or foster family.
General Introduction PART I: AD Development form conception to adulthood Chapter 1: Causes and symptoms Chapter 2: Stages in self-organization Chapter 3: Contact disruption before age 2 – symptoms of physical instability Chapter 4: Contact disruption and nervous system development Chapter 5: Abnormal sensory-motor development in the toddler Chapter 6: Arrested emotional personality development PART II: Therapy Chapter 7: How can you practice milieu therapy? Chapter 8: Milieu therapy during pregnancy, birth up to 3 Chapter 9: Milieu therapy for the preschool child Chapter 10: Milieu therapy for the school age child Chapter 11: Daily life in the family, the foster family or the institution Chapter 12: Milieu therapy for the juvenile Chapter 13: Attachment disorder, sexual behavior problems and sexual abuse PART III: Guidelines for organizing the therapeutic milieu Chapter 14: The personal development of the AD caretaker Chapter 15: Developing the professional AD team Chapter 16: Methods for the AD teamwork Postillegalscriptum and acknowledgements Literature
This handbook provides both basic theory and suggestions for daily practice. The coverage reviews classic symptoms of disturbed attachment, and outlines treatment, from measures to ensure a healthy attachment early in life to treatment at different stages of personality development.
everyday examples are used to illustrate symptoms, theory and practice. If I have succeeded, the contents should not be difficult to understand, whereas working with the AD child in practice is a constant challenge to your convictions and responsibility. It is a guide trying to answer some of the common questions puzzling people working with children and juveniles suffering from Attachment Disorder: - Why is there an increasing number of AD children? - What are the causes of an AD development in children? - How does AD show in behavior and personality? - How do you practice treatment or therapy at different devel- ment stages during childhood? - What can you do to prevent an AD development, or to reduce the symptoms and consequences? - What happens to people, groups and organizations working with these children? - How do you develop and maintain your therapeutic attitude and the structure of treatment? First, let me give you a short introduction to the problem of AD in general. What is "attachment"? In brief, the theory of attachment was developed from 1950 and onwards by John Bowlby (1969, 1973, 1988). Bowlby suggested early attachment (0-3 years) as an inborn behavior program in primates and especially humans. Bowlby's main idea was that the attachment behavioral system had evolved to increase the likelihood of the infant's protection and survival.
General Introduction.- General Introduction.- A.D. Development from Conception to Adulthood.- Causes and Symptoms.- Stages in Self-Organization.- Contact Disruption Before Age 2 - Symptoms of Physical Instability.- Contact Disruption and Nervous System Development.- Abnormal Sensory-Motor Development in the Toddler.- Arrested Emotional Personality Development.- Therapy.- How Can You Practice Milieu Therapy?.- Milieu Therapy During Pregnancy, Birth to Age 3.- Transient Bonding Problems and Attachment Disorder in Adopted Children.- Milieu Therapy for the Preschool Child.- Milieu Therapy for the School Age Child.- The Attachment Disordered Child in the Classroom.- Daily Life in the Family, the Foster Family or the Institution.- Milieu Therapy for the Juvenile.- Attachment Disorder, Sexual Behavior Problems and Sexual Abuse.- Guidelines for Organizing the Therapeutic Milieu.- The Personal Development of the AD Caretaker.- Developing the Professional AD Team.- Methods for the AD Teamwork.
Über den Autor
Rygaard, Niels Peter/ Clinical Psychologist, specialist approved by DPA (the Danish Psychologist Association)/Private practitioner, m.o. The International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders (ISSPD)
Inhaltsverzeichnis
General Introduction PART I: AD Development form conception to adulthood Chapter 1: Causes and symptoms Chapter 2: Stages in self-organization Chapter 3: Contact disruption before age 2 ¿ symptoms of physical instability Chapter 4: Contact disruption and nervous system development Chapter 5: Abnormal sensory-motor development in the toddler Chapter 6: Arrested emotional personality development PART II: Therapy Chapter 7: How can you practice milieu therapy? Chapter 8: Milieu therapy during pregnancy, birth up to 3 Chapter 9: Milieu therapy for the preschool child Chapter 10: Milieu therapy for the school age child Chapter 11: Daily life in the family, the foster family or the institution Chapter 12: Milieu therapy for the juvenile Chapter 13: Attachment disorder, sexual behavior problems and sexual abuse PART III: Guidelines for organizing the therapeutic milieu Chapter 14: The personal development of the AD caretaker Chapter 15: Developing the professional AD team Chapter 16: Methods for the AD teamwork Postillegalscriptum and acknowledgements Literature
Klappentext
This handbook of therapy provides both theoretical understanding, and a wealth of suggestions for daily practice. The coverage includes a cross-scientific theoretical overview, the classic symptoms of disturbed attachment, and treatment at different stages of development, from measures to ensure a healthy attachment early in life to treatment at different stages of personality development to adulthood. Each step includes many examples from daily practice as well as checklists at different stages. Sections on adoption issues, how to teach the AD schoolchild, sexual abuse and AD give tools and inspiration for the reader's own research.
Based on more than 20 years of theory and personal practice, this handbook of therapy provides a theoretical understanding of the topic, and a wealth of suggestions for daily practice. The coverage includes a cross-scientific theoretical overview, the classic symptoms of disturbed attachment, and treatment at different stages of development, from measures to ensure a healthy attachment early in life to treatment at different stages of personality development to adulthood. Each step includes many examples from daily practice as well as checklists at different stages. Special sections on adoption issues, how to teach the AD schoolchild, sexual abuse and AD give tools and inspiration for the reader's own research. The final chapters address the personal development of the therapist as well as suggestions for designing the therapeutic milieu and teamwork. The book is equally useful to the practitioner and the adoptive parent or foster family.
