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Making Sense Through Attachment

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Ava's Bedside

Making Sense Through Attachment

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How many of us are fully making sense of our lives? Ava's Bedside introduces a fable in which a dying hippo struggles with this question. Through conversation with other hippos, she finally realizes what is missing from her life. This book also contains a detailed commentary on the fable. The commentary discusses the importance of secure child-parent attachment for a meaningful life, referring to ideas in attachment theory.

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Language
English
Pages
124

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Ava's Bedside: Making Sense Through Attachment
March 2008, Lulu.com
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Table of Contents

Part 1: The Story...................................................................1
Part 2: Commentary ...........................................................35
Introduction.................................................................................... 36
Meaningful Life and Close Relationships ................................... 38
Attachment Theory........................................................................ 40
Attachment Patterns ...................................................................... 44
Strange Situation............................................................................. 49
Attachment Continuity.................................................................. 51
Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) ............................................. 53
Critical Discussion of Attachment Theory................................. 57
Mechanisms Underlying Attachment.......................................... 60
Parenting.......................................................................................... 73
Other Close Relationships ............................................................ 82
Bereavement ................................................................................... 83
Attachment and Meaningful Life................................................. 84
Conclusion ...................................................................................... 90
Notes................................................................................................ 92
References ....................................................................................... 98
Postscript ...........................................................................103
Acknowledgments............................................................107
Index...................................................................................109

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How many of us are fully making sense of our lives? Ava's Bedside introduces a fable in which a dying hippo struggles with this question. Through conversation with other hippos, she finally realizes what is missing from her life. This book also contains a detailed commentary on the fable. The commentary discusses the importance of secure child-parent attachment for a meaningful life, referring to ideas in attachment theory.

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Morrisville, NC
Copyright Date
2008

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Dewey Decimal Class
155.9 KOM 2008

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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
124

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Open Library
OL26850067M
Internet Archive
Komagata08AvasBedside
ISBN 10
1435707311
ISBN 13
9781435707313

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