Insecure attachment leaves people vulnerable to traumatic events in that they feel overwhelmed and there is no safe place inside or available to them to cope.
I wish I could find the source of that statement, although it rings true enough when vetted by our own experiences. Based on the subject and terms, I would guess I heard it from Bessel van der Kolk, trauma researcher-extraordinaire and a very plucky fellow.
Welcome to my annotated bibliography and collage of musings, article excerpts, abstracts, questions, essays, stories, lecture notes, reflections, seed thoughts and topics that capture my imagination. Social Work is an applied social science and aims to improve the opportunities & living conditions of vulnerable people. Alejandra Acuña, PhD, MSW, LCSW, PPSC
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My high school senior. When she was born and breastfeeding every two hours, 24-7, and I couldn’t shower or read the Sunday paper anymor...
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Notes about attachment theory from A Secure Base by John Bowlby: The inclination to make intimate emotional bonds to particular individual...
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We all wanna be accepted just as we are. We all wanna be loved. Just as we are. Some of us were loved and accepted at birth. Some of u...
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If you are the mother of a 6-12 year old anxious child, you may be interested in a study being conducted by researchers at UCLA. The purpose...
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