Re: Attachment theory

There are some similarities regarding the early influence of the parents and the importance of positive connection. I am not well versed on attachment theory, but my impression is that Adler puts greater stress on the training for cooperation.

The circumstance of a loss history is not as important as the conclusions reached about those losses. The compromised ability to connect can be overcome through a combination of empathy, warmth, understanding and creative interventions that target the core inferiority feelings, style of life, and fictional final goal. Although early deficiencies may have triggered a dysfunctional way of living, it is the fictional final goal that perpetuates it.

For an illustration of one intervention that might be appropriate, check "Providing the Missing Developmental Experience" at http://go.ourworld.nu/hstein/provid.htm . This should be utilized in the context of a complete therapeutic perspective: check the "Stages of Classical Adlerian Psychotherapy" at http://go.ourworld.nu/hstein/stages2.htm .

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