Book chapter
Attachment Theory and Pain
Improving Patient Treatment with Attachment Theory, pp.55-73
Springer International Publishing
2016
Abstract
From his first conceptualisation of attachment theory, Bowlby recognised the relationship between attachment and pain, and described pain as one of the triggers of the attachment system. Over the last 10 years, attachment theory has been investigated in relation to acute and experimental pain, various painful conditions, and outcomes from pain treatment programs. It has been considered in relation to pain experienced by adults, adolescents, and children. Insecure attachment has also been conceptualised as a risk factor for the development of chronic pain in the face of acute pain experiences. Attachment theory provides a useful lens through which to view the assessment and treatment of pain, informs research, and opens the field to exciting new possibilities. In this chapter, the literature on the associations between pain and attachment will be reviewed in order to understand how an attachment framework informs our understanding, and management, of pain. Special emphasis will be given to the Attachment-Diathesis Model of Chronic Pain.
Details
- Title
- Attachment Theory and Pain
- Authors
- Pamela J. Meredith (Author) - The University of Queensland
- Contributors
- Jonathan Hunter (Editor) - University of TorontoRobert Maunder (Editor) - University of Toronto
- Publication details
- Improving Patient Treatment with Attachment Theory, pp.55-73
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Date published
- 2016
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-23300-0_5; 10.1007/978-3-319-23300-0
- ISBN
- 9783319233000
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Occupational Therapy; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99617108502621
- Output Type
- Book chapter
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