An Attachment Theoretical Framework for Understanding Personality Disorders: Developmental, Neuroscience, and Psychotherapeutic Considerations

In this paper we propose that John Bowlby's attachment theory provides a theoretically coherent, empirically based, and clinically useful model for understanding personality pathology. This theoretical framework brings parsimony and breadth to the conceptualization of the etiology, maintenance,...

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Main Authors: Kenneth N. Levy, Benjamin N. Johnson, J. Wesley Scala, Christina M. Temes, Tracy L. Clouthier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Rijeka 2015-04-01
Series:Psychological Topics
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Online Access:https://pt.ffri.hr/pt/article/view/251