THE DEVELOPMENTAL ROOTS OF NARRATIVE EXPRESSION IN THERAPY: CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ATTACHMENT THEORY AND RESEARCH

Psychotherapy

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 301-316

  Daniel, Sarah I F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adult Attachment Interview; attachment; coherence; narrative; psychotherapy process

Indexed keywords

AMBIVALENCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAREGIVER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SOCIAL SECURITY; SYMPTOM; TRANSFERENCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 72049128063     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016082     Document Type: Article

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