- Title
- A therapeutic exploration of a child with an insecure attachment style
- Creator
- Van Heerden, Lorryn
- Subject
- Attachment behavior in children -- South Africa
- Subject
- Child psychology -- South Africa
- Subject
- Child psychotherapy -- South Africa
- Date Issued
- 2010
- Date
- 2010
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MA
- Identifier
- vital:9896
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1102
- Identifier
- Attachment behavior in children -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Child psychology -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Child psychotherapy -- South Africa
- Description
- The extensive amount of research conducted internationally in the field of John Bowlby's attachment theory indicates that an insecure attachment between a child and the primary caregiver has a detrimental effect on both social and emotional development in childhood, as well as having a profound effect on psychological development and functioning in adulthood. The present study aimed to explore and describe the therapeutic process of a nine year old with an insecure attachment style within a therapeutic framework, namely Theraplay. The therapeutic process was embedded within Ann Jernberg's Theraplay framework and the case was further contextualized within Bowlby's attachment theory. The case study method was utilized with a purposive sampling technique employed to select the participant. Irving Alexander's content-analytic framework in conjunction with Guba's model of trustworthiness was employed for data analysis. Two needs emerged during the therapeutic process namely the need for nurturance and affection as well as the need for power, control and safety.
- Format
- xii, 150 leaves ; 31 cm
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
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