Attachment‐dissociation network
Some thoughts about a modern complex theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8984561 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gustav Bovensiepen (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 451-466 |
| Publication date | 2006-05-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Analytical Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8774 • E-ISSN: 1465-5922 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.0021-8774.2006.00602.x |
| PMID | 16712687 |
| OpenAlex | W1501330497 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 15 |
The paper revises the complex theory in the light of modern infant research, neurosciences and object relation theory. The author takes up Jean Knox's idea to understand complexes as analogies to the internal working models of attachment theory. The author proposes to understand complexes as dissociated sub‐networks out of the network structure of the psyche; these sub‐networks contain the internal working models, the characteristic affects and unconscious expectation phantasies. With this network model one can try to understand severe defensive organizations in some patients as a pathological organization of different complexes. This is illustrated by a clinical example
Cognitive science · Dissociation (chemistry · Epistemology · Freudian theory · Object relations theory · Psyche · Psychoanalysis · Psychoanalytic theory · Unconscious mind · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Chemistry · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2025 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |