The Power of Relationships to Harm and to Heal: An Attachment-Informed Perspective

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cityu.schoolSchool of Health and Social Sciences
cityu.siteVancouver, BC
cityu.site.countryCanada
dc.contributor.authorNarain, Shavinesh
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-16T00:38:03Z
dc.date.available2021-07-16T00:38:03Z
dc.date.issued2021-06
dc.description.abstractThe subject of human relationships is vast and expansive. This capstone will focus on the importance of attachment styles, as proposed by John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth, on the psychological development and social relationships of the individual. I will be exploring the various ways in which relationships have the power to harm and also the power to heal. I will begin with a brief overview of my own experiences in relationships and my resulting perspective on the subject; followed by a thorough exploration of the attachment-based theoretical perspective which may explain how psychological and social development occurs via relationships. I will conclude this work by presenting how the power of attachment styles can be harnessed in psychotherapeutic work to effectuate psychological and relational well-being for our clients. My hope is to make some implicit understandings of relationships more explicit and incorporate it in therapeutic practice so that along with all the other therapeutic stances we take as therapists such as being client-centered, trauma-informed, and harm-reducing, we can include the practice of being attachment-informed to augment our work as therapists.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/1380
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionCity University of Seattle (CityU)
dc.subjectrelationships
dc.subjectattachment theory
dc.subjectattachment styles
dc.subjectsecure attachment
dc.subjectinsecure-anxious
dc.subjectinsecure-avoidant
dc.subjectdisorganized attachment
dc.subjectJohn Bowlby
dc.subjectMary Ainsworth
dc.titleThe Power of Relationships to Harm and to Heal: An Attachment-Informed Perspective
dc.typeCapstone
thesis.degree.disciplineCounseling
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle (CityU)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts Counseling
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