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	<title>Blogging on Good Therapy &#187; Attachment</title>
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		<title>Attachment-Related Dismissal Results in Underreported Distress in Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attachment bonds are formed in early childhood. Relationships with nurturing attentive caregivers result in secure attachment bonds in children as they age. However, dismissive caregivers who neglect or avoid relationships with their children tend to cause insecure and dismissive attachment behaviors and perceptions in these children. The attachment bonds directly shape children’s internal working models [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mother-Daughter Relationship Affects Sexual Behavior in African-American Girls</title>
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		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mother-daughter-relationship-affects-sexual-behavior-in-african-american-girls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strong mother-daughter relationships provide many positive psychological benefits for teen girls. For African-American girls with mental health problems, this relationship may also serve to prevent risky sexual behavior that could lead to sexually transmitted infections (STIs). “Relative to other ethnic groups, African-American girls tend to initiate sex earlier, report higher rates of sexual activity during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attachment Style Affects Social Support in Group Setting</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/attachment-style-affects-group-setting-social-support-1222112/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/attachment-style-affects-group-setting-social-support-1222112/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11100</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Group therapy is an effective treatment method due in part to the high levels of social support that exist between the group members. “Recently, researchers have argued that the provision of support is as important for the provider as it is for the receiver, because providing support to another increases one’s personal meaning,” said Yoni [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Oxytocin Increase Empathy?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/oxytocin-increases-empathy-1221113/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/oxytocin-increases-empathy-1221113/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bipolar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family of Origin Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11093</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Empathy is an emotion that is directly related to the bonds that were formed in childhood. “Children from secure and loving backgrounds develop enhanced motivation and competencies for empathy and compassion for self and others, in comparison with children from insecure backgrounds,” said Helen Rockliff of the Henry Wellcome Laboratories for Integrative Neuroscience and Endocrinology [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attachment Style May Predict Infidelity</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/attachment-style-predicts-infidelity-1219113/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/attachment-style-predicts-infidelity-1219113/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infidelity / Affair Recovery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Individuals who have avoidant attachment personalities struggle with intimacy and closeness. In romantic relationships, this type of personality can cause a partner to distance themselves from their loved one, and avoid physical closeness. “Because avoidantly-attached people feel most comfortable with distance and detachment from their partner, they may have less of the commitment-inspired inhibition that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caregivers Choose End-of-Life Options Based on Their Attachment Styles</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/attachment-styles-determine-caregivers-choices-1209111/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/attachment-styles-determine-caregivers-choices-1209111/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging & Geriatric Issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Caregiver Issues / Stress]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[More people will care for an aging parent in the coming years than ever before. Advances in modern medicine have extended life expectancy and the relationship between the aging and their caregivers, whether they are family members or not, is of critical importance. “Arguably, at no time is understanding care-seekers’ wishes more important than when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Caregiving Styles Influenced by Attachment Styles?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/caregiving-styles-influenced-attachment-styles-1130113/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/caregiving-styles-influenced-attachment-styles-1130113/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 01:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10882</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Evaluating and assessing someone’s need for care is a critical component of acting as an effective and objective caregiver. However, according to a new study led by S. Jeffrey Bailey of the Department of Psychology at the University of New Brunswick Saint John in Canada, the attachment style of a caregiver can influence how they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Obstacles and Benefits of Play Therapy for Child and Parent</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/obstacles-benefits-play-therapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/obstacles-benefits-play-therapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Play Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Post Traumatic Stress / Trauma]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10203</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Dyadic play therapy is a form of play therapy that allows parents who have themselves suffered trauma, the opportunity to address their own symptoms and attend to the strained attachment with their child. But very often, the parents are resistant to this form of treatment. “For adult survivors of childhood trauma, psychotherapy can be [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Treating Attachment Issues to Help Address Food Issues</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/treating-attachment-issues-help-food-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/treating-attachment-issues-help-food-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eating & Food Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10102</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Eating issues affect millions of people throughout the world. Many struggle with anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia (BN), binge eating (BED) or other forms of eating problems. Often, these same individuals suffer with other psychological distresses including depression, anxiety and substance abuse and experience significant financial and emotional tolls. “The mortality rate for AN is [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Teachable Moment: Becoming Emotionally Responsive in the Classroom</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/emotionally-responsive-classroom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/emotionally-responsive-classroom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlakeEdwards</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Academic Concerns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9893</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To be a teacher in the right sense is to be a learner. Instruction begins when you, the teacher, learn from the learner, put yourself in his place so that you may understand what he understands and the way he understands it. -Soren, Kierkegaard (1848), “The Point of View for My Work as an Author” [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Does Domestic Violence during Pregnancy Shape the Mother-Child Bond</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/domestic-violence-pregnancy-bond/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/domestic-violence-pregnancy-bond/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 03:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9542</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Expectant women experience a shift in self-perception from being not a mother, to becoming a mother. Alytia A. Levondosky, Ph.D., and G. Anne Bogat, Ph.D., both of the Department of Psychology at Michigan State University, together with Alissa C. Huth-Bocks, Ph.D., Department of Psychology at Eastern Michigan State University, conducted a study to determine what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reconstructing Meaning</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/reconstructing-meaning/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/reconstructing-meaning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MarkChidley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aggression & Violence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anger]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9469</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last month we discussed the role affect regulation plays in recovery from trauma. Affect is driven by thoughts and in turn, thoughts are informed by meanings. It is useful to note at the outset many of these meanings lie outside conscious mind’s power and scope. Deeper mind, with its vast storehouse of implicit memories and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fatherhood Is Not Motherhood Lite</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/fatherhood-not-motherhood-lite/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/fatherhood-not-motherhood-lite/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 19:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanBartlett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inadequacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Men's Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Postpartum Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8601</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey Dads. Feeling irritable and distant? Blowing a fuse for no good reason? A little nervous about your disconnection from the kids?  Well here&#8217;s a unique idea not always presented to fathers: You are Good Enough the way you are. Below are some explanations and affirmations for our natural skills as men as we bond [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Marriage &amp; Family Therapy: A Hope for Real Change</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/marriage-family-therapy-hope-real-change/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/marriage-family-therapy-hope-real-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 00:54:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlakeEdwards</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family of Origin Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Identity Issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Self-Doubt]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8588</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Life in the trenches brings with it fears, burdens, and losses. Times of stress and embattlement may inflict wounds to be long left either ignored or haphazardly bandaged. Sometimes in adolescence the severing of openness with parents is a lonely precursor to endless turf battles in a fight for identity. Left unresolved, the gaping irresolution [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Pink Elephant of Perception</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychology-perception-reality/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychology-perception-reality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 00:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlakeEdwards</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8485</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to my experience, perception is always more powerful than reality. Everything that I am is influenced by that which I perceive to be true, whether it is actually true or merely imagined. As a therapist, I have a responsibility to notice and, at times, even confront perception. I would do well to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Real Time News Really Increase Anxiety?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/real-time-news-increase-anxiety/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/real-time-news-increase-anxiety/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8261</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In our rapidly evolving technological society, many people fall victim to anxiety from over exposure to current traumatic events. Dr. Judith Orloff states that these people become addicted to the rush of the “fight or fight” response, and can quickly become obsessed. She states that this information overload, combined with immediate access to news via [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Thoughts On Embracing Motherhood: Tips for the Sleepy New Mom</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/early-motherhood-challenges/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/early-motherhood-challenges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AndreaSchneider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Overwhelm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Postpartum Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shame and Guilt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women's Issues]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8028</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I often hear the following from my new mom clients: “ No one told me how hard motherhood would be. Why didn&#8217;t someone TELL me?” The tone is often indignant and occasionally angry. “What was I thinking?” might actually better capture many new mothers&#8217; (and fathers&#8217;) sentiments in the days following childbirth. These thoughts are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Generosity</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/paramitas-generosity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/paramitas-generosity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 01:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KerCleary</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contemplative Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Different Side of Treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Criticism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spirituality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7909</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My meditation class is exploring the six Paramitas, or perfections, the path of the Bodhisattva (one who vows to liberate all beings from suffering). It is simpler than it sounds. In truth, it is the path to happiness, and any one of us can follow it. In the months to come I will write posts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Arrest</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/special-needs-children-isolation-parenting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/special-needs-children-isolation-parenting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CarmenSample</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption / Foster Care Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Overwhelm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Individuation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Isolation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oppositional & Defiant Behavior in Children & Teens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stress]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7669</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I often hear parents describe their life as being on House Arrest. This may appear harsh initially, but completely understandable when parenting children with attachment issues and special needs.  The experiences that a “typical” family may be able to participate in become luxuries. Time and space become overcome by screaming, tantrums and embarrassing behavior issues.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Therapeutic Play: A Tool in Nurturing Attachment</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapeutic-play-sandplay-therapy-attachment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapeutic-play-sandplay-therapy-attachment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 22:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlakeEdwards</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuse / Survivors of Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elements of Good Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Identity Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Play Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sand Tray Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Suicidal Ideation and Behavior]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7541</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[During therapeutic play with children, therapists watch, listen, and interact during moments when a child may be giving voice to images, emotion, and story. “Image” implies an object or person of attachment from the child’s past, “emotion” implies feelings from past relationships or that the child may be feeling presently and in their current relationships, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exploring Attitude Through the Body Pt. 4 &#8211; Holding In</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/attitude-through-body-baby-caregiver-psychotherapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/attitude-through-body-baby-caregiver-psychotherapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AyleeWelch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body-Mind Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caregiver Issues / Stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Codependency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family of Origin Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Identity Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inadequacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Individuation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shame and Guilt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stress]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7483</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So far this series has explored how the body-mind reacts to situations in early life where there is stress from external tension or inconsistent care. But what happens when care is forthcoming to the point where a growing child feels stifled?  Let’s conjure up a scenario to explore this. Imagine a child who is oohed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Untying Knots in the Body to Untie Knots in the Mind and Heart</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mindfulness-grief-body-psychotherapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mindfulness-grief-body-psychotherapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ReneeBurgard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elements of Good Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grief, Loss, & Bereavement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mindfulness Based Approaches / Contemplative Approaches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: For those Considering or Exploring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Non-Pathological Model]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yoga Therapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7126</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“It feels heavy right here,” Rebecca* said, crying and touching her chest, “like a huge rock is sitting on me. It’s like that old cartoon, where a boulder would fall off a cliff and pin the roadrunner to the ground – it feels like I can’t move.” Rebecca had come to see me last year, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dieting: Our National Obsession</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychology-dieting-national-obsession/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychology-dieting-national-obsession/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeborahKlinger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eating & Food Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=6470</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago, I headed into the locker room at my gym after a workout. A TV set there was tuned to a morning talk show hosted by a couple of women, who were talking to their guest, a dietician, about yo-yo dieting. The hosts peppered their guest with questions, speaking so quickly it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attachment Parenting &#8211; A Book Review</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/attachment-parenting-book-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/attachment-parenting-book-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ArthurBeckerWeidman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=6331</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are a number of excellent books about attachment, parenting, and treatment. I will describe in this article two books I have written that both therapists and parents may find valuable. In future articles I will describe other helpful books for therapists and parents. Attachment Parenting: Developing Connections and Healing Children, edited by Arthur Becker-Weidman [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Patterns of Attachment in Adults</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/patterns-of-attachment-in-adults/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/patterns-of-attachment-in-adults/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ArthurBeckerWeidman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5849</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a previous article I described what attachment is and how it develops. The attachment system is a proximity seeking system that evolved to ensure the survival of the human infant. It operates like your home heating and cooling system. If everything is fine (safe) you don’t see the system operating. When things get out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parenting &#8211; The Easy Way to Gain Cooperation</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/parenting-gain-cooperation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/parenting-gain-cooperation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SarahChanaRadcliffe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5813</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is one easy parenting tool that will change your life. It will also change your child’s life – his or her entire life – for the better. It is called The 80-20 Rule. The 80-20 Rule is a “magic” ratio. It is the ratio that lays the foundation for an excellent relationship between you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adult Attachment Styles and Recurring Relationship Problems</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/adult-attachment-styles-and-recurring-relationship-problems/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/adult-attachment-styles-and-recurring-relationship-problems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LisaBrookesKift</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family of Origin Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships & Marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5730</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are one of the many out there who finds yourself in repetitive patterns of unhealthy relationships, perhaps you might benefit from identifying your attachment style – which not only could answer some fundamental questions for you around your relationship “triggers” but also provide clues as to why you attract certain types of people. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patterns of Attachment</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/patterns-of-attachment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/patterns-of-attachment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:38:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ArthurBeckerWeidman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=5667</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a previous article I described what attachment is and how it develops. As I described, the attachment system is a proximity seeking system that evolved to ensure the survival of the human infant. It operates like your home heating and cooling system. If everything is fine (safe) you don’t see the system operating. When [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take the Attachment Challenge</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/take-the-attachment-challenge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/take-the-attachment-challenge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CeEshelman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4844</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Attachment is the foundation upon which all human relationships are built, and touted by many as the most powerful predictor of all life successes. It is a wonder that something this integral to human existence is also so often overlooked and misunderstood by therapists who are considered relationship experts. When examining social work and counseling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attachment: What is it?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/attachment-introduction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/attachment-introduction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ArthurBeckerWeidman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4842</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In this first article I&#8217;d like to briefly describe what attachment is. Broadly speaking, &#8220;attachment&#8221; generally refers to a connection between two. Informally, people talk about being &#8220;attached&#8221; to a person, a pet, a place, a thing. More specifically, attachment refers to an enduring emotional tie between two people. It is based on an emotional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good News for Old School Behaviorists:</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/behavior-management-training/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/behavior-management-training/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>danielbrezenoff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Therapy News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/?p=747</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A team of researchers – three at Florida State University and one at Yale – have completed a persuasive study of Behavior Management Training (BMT) for treating Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). The study, published in the journal Child Maltreatment, offers findings are encouraging to proponents of the classic reward and punishment system, and will likely [...]]]></description>
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