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The Philosophy of Attachment—Going Where No Man Has Gone Before

At the end of my post for January 4th, 2011, I mentioned that I was thinking about two possible routes. One, look more at the philosophical implications of Bowlby’s theory, or, two, take a look at an article by Dr. Carole Pistole wherein she frames the pressing social problem of unwanted teen pregnancy using The Grand […]

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Bringing in 2011 with a Review of Posts from December, 2010

I trust that everyone had a wonderful and restful holiday break. I know I did. Last year (sorry, couldn’t resist) on December 9th, 2010, I began a series of posts that were triggered by the following question: Q – Do mothers (therapists) really attach to their babies (clients)? Lets do a bit of a review […]

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Of Sexualization, Carualization, and Attachualization

Believe it or not we’re still considering the question I asked as a part of my December 9th, 2010, post: “Do mothers (therapists) really attach to their babies (clients)?” Over a series of posts (12/9, 12/14, 12/17, 12/18) I have suggested that the above question only makes sense within a reductionistic frame or worldview. I […]

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Parents’ group scolds TV shows for sexualizing young girls – Yahoo! News

Parents’ group scolds TV shows for sexualizing young girls – Yahoo! News. Pop quiz — After I posted my December 17th, 2010, post entitled “Bowlby Goes to the Movies,” I ran across the above article over at YahooNews. I immediately hit my WordPress “PressThis” button because this article would be a great pop quiz for […]

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Bowlby Goes to the Movies

In my post of December 14th, 2010, I suggested that, today, Bowlby’s theory of attachment is framed every which way but the way in which Bowlby framed it. Here’s a listing of the attachment frames that I am aware of (and there may be others): Reductionism—RAD or reactive attachment disorder would be an example Conservative […]

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