Attachment Injuries in Couple Relationships: A New Perspective on Impasses in Couples Therapy.

Johnson, Susan M.; Makinen, Judy A.; Millikin, John W.

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ERIC Number: EJ632187

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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Attachment Injuries in Couple Relationships: A New Perspective on Impasses in Couples Therapy.

Johnson, Susan M.; Makinen, Judy A.; Millikin, John W.

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, v27 n2 p145-55 Apr 2001

Identifies and operationalizes construct of attachment injury, an injury that occurs when one partner violates the expectation that the other will offer comfort in times of danger or distress. This incident becomes a clinically recurring theme and creates an impasse that blocks relationship repair in couples therapy. (BF)

Descriptors: Adults, Counseling Techniques, Emotional Experience, Emotional Response, Marriage, Marriage Counseling, Psychological Needs, Security (Psychology), Spouses, Trust (Psychology)

Publication Type: Journal Articles

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Language: English

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