Reactive Attachment Disorder A Case-Based Approach /

• Main Author: Shreeve, Daniel F. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Psychology,
• Subjects: Psychology.; Psychiatry.; Psychotherapy.; Social work.; Families.; Families > Social aspects.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Developmental psychology.; Child and School Psychology.; Social Work.; Developmental Psychology.; Family.

A child’s close bond with mother, father, or guardian usually provides a foundation for trust in all future attachments. Children deprived of early and healthy dependency—who do not form normal attachment with their caregivers—may later suffer from Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). This childhood...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter One: Introduction
• Chapter Two: Vignette of “Jorge” (a representative case for study)
• Chapter Three: Theories for the Origin of RAD (Biological Basis, Psychological Factors, Social Origins)
• Chapter Four: Discussion
• Chapter Five: Therapy
• References
• Appendix 1: Answer Key for Case-Related Questions
• Appendix 2: Answer Key for Theory Questions.