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1. [Google, 2014]Attachment and Relational Theories * Human attachments are universal & biologically based; serve to diminish isolation, fear, & distress * In order to thrive emotionally, infants need warm, intimate, continuous relationship with primary caregiver * Attachment figure’s sensitivity affects quality of attachment bond between infant & caregiver * Children who experience “secure base” with attachment figure explore the world with confidence & return to “safe haven” when comfort is needed * Both client & practitioner influence the relationship * The larger social & political contexts inevitably influence the working relationship * Change comes through a “two-person” approach with an emphasis on interaction & inter-subjectivity * Change emphasizes “the relational matrix” * Careful, deliberate, & timely disclosure is given by the practitioner when disclosure is relevant & needed | | | * Attention is given to the “relational unconscious” which is “experientially familiar” * Awareness comes through “not knowing” and , instead, “wondering together” References: * Psychodynamic Presentation. (2014). Retrieved from http://ncsss.cua.edu/res/docs/field/PsychodynamicHBSE.pdf * Cherry, K. (2014). Psychology Center. Retrieved from http://psychology.about.com/od/psychologystudyguides/a/personalitysg_3.htm * Google. (2014). Retrieved from https://www.google.com/search?q=psychodynamic+theories&rlz=1T4RNVL_enUS574US575&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=chU_VJX5CsSpyATEkIG4CA&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAg&biw=2102&bih=906&dpr=0.65 |

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1. [Google, 2014]Personality PsychologyPersonality Psychology is the center of a portion of the...