Child Abuse And Neglect: Attachment, Development And Intervention

Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Part I Emotions, Attachment and the Psychological Self
	1 Developing Minds in the Context of Close Relationships
		Introduction
		Maltreating Minds
		The Mental Processing of Social Information
	2 Emotions and Mind-Mindedness
		Emotions and their Importance in Development, Social Competence and Mental Health
		Affect Regulation
		Sensitive Caregiving, Intersubjectivity and Mentalization
		Mind-Mindedness
		Conclusion
	3 Patterns of Attachment
		Introduction
		Attachment Behaviour
		Attachment at the Level of Mental Representation (Internal Working Models)
		Secure Attachments
		Insecure and Anxious Patterns
		Avoidant Attachments
		Ambivalent Attachments
		Disorganized Attachments
		Controlling Behaviours
	4 Defensive Processes, Attachment and Maltreatment
		Introduction
		Stress
		Defensive Exclusion
		Cognitive Disconnection (Associated with Ambivalent, Dependent and Preoccupied Attachment Patterns)
		Deactivation of Attachment Behaviour (Associated with Avoidant and Dismissing Patterns)
		Segregated Representational Systems and Dissociation (Associated with Unresolved and Helpless/Hostile States of Mind, and Disorganized, Out-Of-Control and Dissociated Patterns)
		Types of Maltreatment
		Conclusion
Part II Abuse
	5 Physical Child Abuse
		Introduction
		Characteristics of the Caregiving Environment
		Children’s Behaviour and Development
		The Child’s Behaviour and Mental State as an Adaptive, Coping and Survival Strategy
		Internal Working Model of the Self
		Internal Working Model of Others
		Internal Working Model of Relationships and How They Work
		Bernard (Aged 10 Years)
		Fabrication or Induction of Illness (F11) in Children
		Physical Abuse: Conclusion
	6 Psychological Maltreatment: Emotional Abuse, Neglect and Rejection
		Introduction
		Characteristics of the Caregiving Environment
		Children’s Behaviour and Development
		The Child’s Behaviour and Mental State as an Adaptive, Coping and Survival Strategy
		Internal Working Model of the Self
		Internal Working Model of Others
		Internal Working Model of Relationships and How They Work
		Peter (Aged Five) and Tom (Aged Three)
		Conclusion
Part III Neglect
	7 Disorganized Neglect
		Introduction
		Characteristics of the Caregiving Environment
		Children’s Behaviour and Development
		The Child’s Behaviour and Mental State as an Adaptive, Coping and Survival Strategy
		Internal Working Model of the Self
		Internal Working Model of Others
		Internal Working Model of Relationships and How they Work
		Liam (Aged Ten) and His Family
		Conclusion
	8 Depressed, Passive and Physical Neglect
		Introduction
		Characteristics of the Caregiving Environment
		Children’s Behaviour and Development
		The Child’s Behaviour and Mental State as an Adaptive, Coping and Survival Strategy
		Internal Working Model of the Self
		Internal Working Model of Others
		Internal Working Model of Relationships and How They Work
		The Ledward Family
		Conclusion
	9 Severe Deprivation and Chronic Neglect Including Institutionalized Care
		Introduction
		Characteristics of the Caregiving Environment
		Children’s Behaviour and Development
		The Child’s Behaviour and Mental State as an Adaptive, Coping and Survival Strategy
		Internal Working Model of the Self
		The Internal Working Model of Others and Relationships
		Georgia
		Conclusion
Part IV Compound Cases of Abuse and Neglect
	10 Physical Abuse and Neglect
		Introduction
		Characteristics of the Caregiving Environment
		Children’s Behaviour and Development
		The Child’s Behaviour and Mental State as an Adaptive, Coping and Survival Strategy
		Controlling Strategies
		Internal Working Model of the Self
		Internal Working Model of Others
		Internal Working Model of Relationships and How They Work
		Kerry (Aged Five) and Luke (Aged Three)
		Conclusion
	11 Drugs, Depression and Domestic Violence
		Introduction
		Substance Abuse
		Depression
		Domestic Violence
		Conclusion
	12 Child Sexual Abuse
		Introduction
		Characteristics of the Caregiving Environment
		Children’s Behaviour and Development
		The Child’s Behaviour and Mental State as an Adaptive, Coping and Survival Strategy
		Conclusion
Part V Interventions, Treatment and Support
	13 Parent–Infant and Young Child Interventions
		Introduction
		Enhancing Parental Sensitivity and Responsiveness at the Behavioural Level
		Changing Parents’ Behaviour and Mental Representations
		Social Support and Improving Parental Well-Being
		Conclusion
	14 Interventions with Pre-School and School-Age Children
		Introduction
		Developmental Age and Chronological Age
		Attachment Problems and Types of Treatment
		Psychological and Affectively Attuned Interventions
		Treatments Based on Affect Attunement and Corrective Emotional Experiences
		Attachment Theory and Family Therapy
		Conclusion
	15 Interventions with Adolescents, Adults and Parents
		Introduction
		Making Emotional Contact
		Mentalized Affectivity
		Attachment Type and Therapeutic Matching
		The Opportunistic, Low-Intensity Route to Mentalized Affectivity
		Conclusion: Turning Points
Epilogue
Bibliography
Author index
Subject index