Attachment Representations of Deaf Adults [PDF]
The primary goal of this study was to examine the feasibility of using the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) with 50 culturally Deaf adults. Modifications to the standard protocol included using a visual-spatial language (American Sign Language) rather than a spoken language (English), as well as coding and procedural variations from the standardized ...
Chovaz McKinnon, Cathy +2 more
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Sexual offenders’ parental and adult attachments and preferences for therapists’ interpersonal qualities [PDF]
This study explored sex offenders' parental and adult attachment difficulties and assessed the extent to which these were associated with preferences for therapists' interpersonal qualities.
Brown, Sarah J. +3 more
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Evaluating the attachment behaviour in during puberty and adulthood [PDF]
The attachment behaviour, which begins to be established during infancy, may continue its influence all lifelong. In this period, the attachment developed between primary caregiver (usually the mother) and the baby, is inclined toward peers during ...
merve cikili uytun +2 more
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Epigenetic marks as the link between environment and development: examination of the associations between attachment, socioeconomic status, and methylation of the SLC6A4 gene. [PDF]
BackgroundEpigenetic processes act as a link between environment and individual development. This pilot study examined the association between socioeconomic status (SES), attachment, and methylation of the promoter region of the serotonin transporter ...
Allen, Isabel Elaine +3 more
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The processing of ambiguous sentences by first and second language learners of English [PDF]
This study compares the way English-speaking children and adult second language learners of English resolve relative clause attachment ambiguities in sentences such as The dean liked the secretary of the professor who was reading a letter.
Felser, Claudia +3 more
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Adult attachment, stress, and romantic relationships [PDF]
In this article, we discuss theory and research on how individuals who have insecure adult romantic attachment orientations typically think, feel, and behave when they or their romantic partners encounter certain types of chronic or acute stress.
Jeffry A, Simpson, W, Steven Rholes
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The Adult Attachment Projective Picture System (AAP) is a valid representational measure of internal representations of attachment based on the analysis of a set of free response picture stimuli designed to systematically activate the attachment system ...
Carol eGeorge, Anna eBuchheim
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Adult attachment style and cortisol responses across the day in older adults. [PDF]
The association between cortisol and adult attachment style, an important indicator of social relationships, has been relatively unexplored. Previous research has examined adult attachment and acute cortisol responses to stress in the laboratory, but ...
Hamer, M, Kidd, T, Steptoe, A
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Personal Agency in Borderline Personality Disorder: The Impact of Adult Attachment Style
BackgroundPersonal agency- the degree to which one believes they have control over their life- is thought to influence how people understand their interpersonal relationships.
Talia Hashworth +2 more
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Introduction to self-attachment and its neural basis [PDF]
We introduce the notion of self-attachment which, based on an interdisciplinary set of concepts, proposes a new psychotherapeutic technique. The underlying ideas include findings and paradigms in developmental psychology and neuroscience, neuroplasticity
Edalat, A
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