Attachment and Psychoanalysis Theory, Research, and Clinical Implications Intersections: Psychoanalysis and Psychological Science Series

Although attachment theory was originally rooted in psychoanalysis, the two areas have since developed quite independently. This incisive book explores ways in which attachment theory and psychoanalysis have each contributed to understanding key aspects of psychological functioning--including infantile and adult sexuality, aggression, psychopathology, and psychotherapeutic change--and what the two fields can learn from each other. Morris Eagle critically evaluates how psychoanalytic thinking can aid in expanding core attachment concepts, such as the internal working model, and how knowledge about attachment can inform clinical practice and enrich psychoanalytic theory building. Three chapters on attachment theory and research are written in collaboration with Everett Waters.

1. Historical Introduction, in collaboration with Everett Waters
2. Core Tenets of Attachment Theory, in collaboration with Everett Waters
3. Key Research Findings, in collaboration with Everett Waters
4. Understanding and Measuring Adult Attachment Patterns
5. Divergences between Attachment Theory and Early Psychoanalytic Theories
6. Divergences between Attachment Theory and Later Psychoanalytic Theories
7. Attachment and Infantile Sexuality
8. Attachment and Adult Sexuality
9. Attachment and Aggression
10. Attachment and Psychopathology
11. Implications of Attachment Research and Theory for Clinical Interventions
12. Convergence and Integration

Morris N. Eagle, PhD, ABPP, is Distinguished Educator in Residence at California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, California, and Professor Emeritus at the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York. His publications include the books From Classical to Contemporary Psychoanalysis: A Critique and Integration, Recent Developments in Psychoanalysis: A Critical Evaluation, and The Interface of Psychoanalysis and Psychology (coedited with James W. Barron and David L. Wolitzky). He is also the author of more than 100 journal articles and 100 presentations. Dr. Eagle is a past president of the Division of Psychoanalysis (Division 39) of the American Psychological Association, a recipient of the Sigourney Award for distinguished contributions to the field of psychoanalysis, and cofounder, along with Everett Waters and Gary Cox-Steiner, of the New York Attachment Consortium.