Attachment

Control-Mastery theory does not explicitly incorporate Bowlby/Ainsworth attachment theory. Nevertheless, attachment-related concepts permeate the theory. This is most evident in the theory's use of the concept of "safety" and its stress of the therapeutic importance of the patient-therapist relationship. Control-Mastery theory emphasizes the cooperative working relationship between the therapist and the patient in disconfirming the patient's pathogenic beliefs.

	NEW! Using Control-Mastery Theory in a Therapy Group for Single Men and Women That Focuses on Relationship Issues, by Joseph Cristofalo, MFT (102 KB)
	NEW! Therapist Actions That Address Initially Poor Therapeutic Alliances in Psychotherapy, by Steven A. Foreman, M.D., and Charles R. Marmar, M.D. (190 KB)
	Attachment, Guilt, and Symptomatology among Incarcerated Women, by Renee Simone and Robert Shilkret, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA (122 KB)
	Attachment Style, Emotional Expressiveness, and Guilt among College Women, by Katherine C. Haydon and Robert Shilkret, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA (406 KB)
	Authenticity and the Psychology of Choice in the Analyst, by Michael J. Bader, D.M.H. (147 KB)
	Bowel Obstruction: A Case Presentation, by Joseph Weiss, M.D. (157 KB)
	Certain Facets of the Therapeutic Process, by Joseph Weiss, M.D. (776 KB)
	Clinical and Theoretical Aspects of "As If" Characters, by Joseph Weiss (1.2 MB)
	Ideal Control Mastery Technique Correlates with Change in a Single Case, by Nnamdi Pole and J. Stuart Ablon, University of California, Berkeley, Lynn O’Connor, The Wright Institute, and Joseph Weiss, University of California, San Francisco (79 KB)
	Psychodynamic Studies of College Adjustment, by Robert Shilkret, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA (275 KB)
	The Analyst's Use of Humor, by Michael J. Bader, D.M.H. ( 167 KB)
	The Patient's Search for Safety: The Organizing Principle in Psychotherapy, by Alan Rappoport, Ph.D. (55 KB)
	Treatment by Attitudes, by Hal Sampson, Ph.D. (336 KB)