La nueva ciencia del apego adulto y cómo puede ayudarte a encontrar el amor y conservarlo.
Codependientes, fusionados simbióticos... Hasta hace poco, los terapeutas consideraban la tendencia a aferrarse a una relación insatisfactoria como un trastorno de la personalidad.
En este título rompedor, el neurólogo y psiquiatra Amir Levin junto con la psicóloga social Rachel Heller desmontan el mito de las “mujeres que aman demasiado” y demuestran, con datos contrastados y reveladores ejemplos, que, lejos de ser una disfuncionalidad, la necesidad de sentirnos seguros junto a otra persona está grabada en nuestros genes. Estamos biológicamente programados para depender de otras personas igual que un niño depende de su madre. Basándose en las teorías del psicólogo John Bowlby, que fue el primero en definir la necesidad de apego para un correcto desarrollo en la infancia, definen tres clases de apego: seguro, ansioso y evitador. Averiguar qué tipo de apego domina nuestras relaciones y transformarlo en uno seguro y estable nos permitirá entablar vínculos sanos y satisfactorios.
'A groundbreaking book that redefines what it means to be in a relationship.' – John Gray, PhD., bestselling author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
An insightful look at the science behind love, Attached offers readers a road map for building stronger, more fulfilling connections.
Is there a science to love? In this groundbreaking book, psychiatrist and neuroscientist Amir Levine and psychologist Rachel S. F. Heller reveal how an understanding of attachment theory – the most advanced relationship science in existence today – can help us find and sustain love.
Pioneered by psychologist John Bowlby in the 1950s, the field of attachment explains that each of us behaves in relationships in one of three distinct ways:
Anxious people are often preoccupied with their relationships and tend to worry about their partner’s ability to love them back.
Avoidant people equate intimacy with a loss of independence and constantly try to minimize closeness.
Secure people feel comfortable with intimacy and are usually warm and loving.
With fascinating psychological insight, quizzes and case studies, Dr Amir Levine and Rachel Heller help you understand the three attachment styles, identify your own and recognize the styles of others so that you can find compatible partners or improve your existing relationship.
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Is there a science to love? In this groundbreaking audiobook, psychiatrist and neuroscientist Amir Levine and psychologist Rachel S. F. Heller reveal how an understanding of attachment theory - the most advanced relationship science in existence today - can help us find and sustain love.
Attachment theory forms the basis for many best-selling books on the parent/child relationship, but there has yet to be an accessible guide to what this fascinating science has to tell us about adult romantic relationships - until now. Attachment theory owes its inception to British psychologist and psychoanalyst John Bowlby, who in the 1950s examined the tremendous impact that our early relationships with our parents or caregivers has on the people we become. Also central to attachment theory is the discovery that our need to be in a close relationship with one or more individuals is embedded in our genes.
In Attached, Levine and Heller trace how these evolutionary influences continue to shape who we are in our relationships today. According to attachment theory, every person behaves in relationships in one of three distinct ways: "anxious" people are often preoccupied with their relationships and tend to worry about their partner's ability to love them back. "Avoidant" people equate intimacy with a loss of independence and constantly try to minimize closeness. "Secure" people feel comfortable with intimacy and are usually warm and loving. Attached guides listeners in determining what attachment style they and their mate (or potential mates) follow. It also offers a wealth of advice on how to navigate relationships more wisely, given a listener's attachment style and that of his or her partner. An insightful look at the science behind love, Attached offers a road map for building stronger, more fulfilling connections.
