Human Development –

Attachment and Relational

Contexts of Lifespan
Development
Människans utveckling - ett anknytningsteoretiskt och relationellt
perspektiv på livslång utveckling
´Joel Gruneau Brulin
´Phd student, lic. Psychologist
´Room 121, Frescati hagväg 14
´08 -16 38 38
´joel.gruneau.brulin@psychology.su.se
´Athena: Joel Gruneau Brulin

´Mats Najström
´mnm.psychology.su.se
Overall aim

To provide knowledge about attachment theory

and to give participants deepened knowledge of
the importance of attachment for the individual's
social and emotional development over a
lifespan.
Litterature
Structure
´ Attachment in Adulthood
´ Basics of attachment (Tommie Forslund)
´ Adult attachment (Anna Blomkvist)
´ Attachment and Religion (Pehr Granqvist)
´ Emotion regulation x 2 (Emma Neal)
´ Research
´ Adult Attachment Interview (Tommie Forslund)
´ Rresearch seminar (Joel Gruneau Brulin / Mårten Hammarlund)
´ Clinical Work, and Change/Stability of Attachment (Mårten Hammarlund)
´ Lecture & Seminar
´ Student Presentation of Assignments (Joel Gruneau Brulin)
´ Assignment 2
´ Assignment 3
Important dates

´ Wednesday 8th of April, deadline assignment 1

´ Tuesday 12th of May, deadline assignment 2

´ Thursday 14th of May, presentation assignment 2

´ Tuesday 26th of May, presentation assignment 3

´ Friday 4th of June, deadline examination

Assignment I – Attachment Basics

´1500 words

´Submit through Athena

´Wednesday 8th of april, 18.00

´Grading: Pass or Supplementary

Assignment I – Attachment Basics

´ Describe the essential features of the three organized

attachments styles according to Ainsworth´s
classification. Use both a parent-, context- and child
perspective to highlight what may affect the
classification.

´ What possible consequences may respective

attachment pattern have for a person with focus on the
biological (e.g. chapter 5-12), social (e.g. chapter 10-18)
and emotional development (e.g. chapter 2, 10)?
Assignment II – Individual Topic

´ Individual choice of topic

´ Write a literature review
´ Related to adult attachment

´ For example:
´ Clinical issue
´ Research focus
´ Subtopic of attachment theory

´ Brief presentation 14th of May

Assignment II – Individual Topic

´ Examples of topics
´ Attachment and adoption
´ ADHD – attachment as a complementary
perspective/explanation
´ Attachment and affect regulation
´ Five factor model and attachment style
´ Social anxiety, the effect of resistant/avoidant attachment?
´ Mentalization and attachment
Assignment II – Individual Topic

´ 2000 words
´ Submit by 12th of May, 18.00
´ Grading: pass or supplementary, with bonus points
´Bonus points for final examination:
´1-3 points for text
´1-2 points for presentation
´ Brief Presentation, 14th of May:
´10 min per student
´Leave room for questions
Examination and Assignment III

´Assignment III
´First question on the final examination
´Information will be given 14th of May
´Examination
´4 questions
´4000 words
´Submit 4th of June
Thanks for today!