aim and background: the aim of present study was to compare attachment styles between young adults with visual or auditory defects and normal groups in isfahan city. methods and materials: the present study assessed by ex-post facto method. the statistical society of the study is including of all young adults with visual, auditory defects and normal people.80 young adults with visual defects (4...

place is not only a shelter for human activities but also a phenomena that he interacts with it. furthermore, through this interaction, human gives meaning to the place, attaches to it and sometimes even identifies himself by it. in addition, human’s need to the emotional interaction with the place in which he lives, “place attachment”; is one of the most important principles that architects, u...

Objective: Several research studies have explored the correlation between postpartum depression and a weak mother-infant bond. However, fewer studies have analyzed how other postpartum mental health conditions, such as childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or important personal characteristics such as adult attachment styles, affect the quality of the mother-infant bond. The...

Reviewed in this article is research on children with reactive attachment disorder (RAD) who exhibit specific patterns of socially aberrant behavior resulting from being maltreated or having limited opportunities to form selective attachments. There are no data explaining why 2 different patterns of the disorder, an emotionally withdrawn-inhibited pattern and an indiscriminate-disinhibited patt...

Since its introduction into DSM-III, reactive attachment disorder has stood curiously apart from other diagnoses for two reasons; it remains the only diagnosis designed for infants, and it requires the presence of a specific etiology. This paper describes the pattern of disturbances demonstrated by some children who meet DSM-III-R criteria for reactive attachment disorder. Three suggestions are...

abstract this study had examined the effect of brief empathic psychotherapy in decreasing anxiety and depression among university students with respect to their attachment styles. as a result we accumulated a sample of 20 students recognized as depressed and anxious by filling dass(depression & anxiety inventory).these students also filled the hazan & shaver attachment questioner and sampling c...

introduction and objectives: nulliparous women with unplanned pregnancy experience high levels of anxiety, which may adversely affect maternal-fetal attachment. therefore, in this study, we aimed to determine the effect of guided imagery on maternal-fetal attachment in nulliparous women with unplanned pregnancy. materials and methods: in this clinical trial, 67 nulliparous women with unplanned ...