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The Mother and Her Child: Clinical Aspects of Attachment,
Separation, and Loss, edited by Salman Akhtar, focuses upon the
formation of an individual's self in the crucible of the early
mother-child relationship. Bringing together contributions from
distinguished psychoanalysts and child observational researchers,
it elucidates the nuances of mothering, the child's tie to the
mother, the mysteries of secure attachment, and the hazards of
insecure attachment. These experts also discuss issues of
separation, loss, and alternate sources of love when the mother is
absent or emotionally unavailable, while highlighting the relevance
of such ideas to the treatment of children and adults.
Homeless women and their children who reside in a transitional
housing facility or shelter have experienced multiple traumas and
disruptions in their earliest attachments. These multiple, chronic
traumas often result in disorganized attachment disorders, which,
in turn, affect all future development. Although there are a dearth
of programs and interventions that work with disorganized
attachment disorder within the homeless population, there are few
studies that explore the difficulties that homeless mothers
experience in forming positive attachments with their children.
Mothering without a Home: Attachment Representations and Behaviors
of Homeless Mothers and Children explores the attachment style of
homeless mothers and its effect on the resulting attachment style
of their children. Ann Smolen utilizes psychoanalytically informed
interventions with the goal of aiding these women in developing a
deeper capacity to understand and be attuned to their children s
emotional needs.
Homeless women and their children who reside in a transitional
housing facility or shelter have experienced multiple traumas and
disruptions in their earliest attachments. These multiple, chronic
traumas often result in disorganized attachment disorders, which,
in turn, affect all future development. Although there are a dearth
of programs and interventions that work with disorganized
attachment disorder within the homeless population, there are few
studies that explore the difficulties that homeless mothers
experience in forming positive attachments with their children.
Mothering without a Home: Attachment Representations and Behaviors
of Homeless Mothers and Children explores the attachment style of
homeless mothers and its effect on the resulting attachment style
of their children. Ann Smolen utilizes psychoanalytically informed
interventions with the goal of aiding these women in developing a
deeper capacity to understand and be attuned to their children's
emotional needs.
Autism Spectrum Disorder: Perspectives from Psychoanalysis is
written by practicing child psychoanalysts with extensive
experience treating children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD)
and uneven development. The authors bridge the gap between a
psychodynamic approach to ASD and burgeoning data from the fields
of neurobiology and neurofunction. Based on current research
showing neuroplasticity of the brain, the authors posit that
treating ASD through intensive engagement of caregiver and child
makes possible the successful psychoanalytic treatment of a
neurobiological disorder. To this end, the authors examine both the
clinical dynamics of their treatments and the possible impact of
the treatment on neurobiological processes. Detailed case studies
of children treated by the authors comprise the heart of the book.
The cases emphasize the importance of engaging these young children
intensively with the social world, first of their caregivers and
then their peers, while also helping child and caregiver make sense
of the child's "nonsense" behavior through insight into their inner
worlds. The authors explain how and why such treatment works
through examining the processes by which infant and caregiver learn
to know each other and how a baby comes to know the world. This
approach emphasizes the intimate connection between infant and
caregiver in forming the emotional, cognitive, attentional, and
interpersonal experiences that give a child the ability to make
meaning and grow. In addition, this volume presents a selective
summary of the neurobiological research in the area of ASD to
provide the reader with the related neurobiological and
psychological factors. This underscores the thesis that ASD is a
potentially reversible neurodevelopmental disorder with
experiential and psychological consequences, and lays groundwork
for an integrated treatment approach with psychoanalysis at its
core.
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