Tag Archives: Mary Main

The Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) (Pt.2 of 2): Mary Main’s Scary Parent Study

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Kathy

Scary Parents Part 1 of this blog Jan. 23 concluded that by 1978, Dr. Mary Ainsworth’s estimate for U.S. babies was that (A) 23% were Avoidant insecure (avoid parents); (B) only 69-70% were Securely Attached; and (C) 8% were Ambivalent … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Dissociation, Emotional pain | Tagged ACE Study, Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, Adverse Childhood Experiences, brain science, Daniel Siegel, Earned Secure Attachment, Erik Hesse, Mary Main, Secure Attachment, Stephen Porges | 7 Comments

The Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) (Pt.1 of 2): Mary Ainsworth’s Strange Situation

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Kathy

Only 55% of us had “secure attachment” as infants, according to research on 6,281 infant-parent pairs done during 1970-1999. [FN1, 2] This would worry us all if we knew what it meant, because the other 45% of us suffer “insecure … Continue reading →

The Adult Attachment Interview (AAI): Mary Main in a Strange Situation

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Kathy

CLICK to BUY : “Don’t Try This Alone” The Adult Attachment Interview : (Updated 4-12-17) Only 55% of us had “secure attachment” as infants, according to research on 6,282 infant-parent pairs during 1977-1999. This would worry us all if we … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science | Tagged ACE Study, Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, Adverse Childhood Experiences, brain science, Daniel Siegel, Earned Secure Attachment, Erik Hesse, Mary Main, Secure Attachment, Stephen Porges | 52 Comments

Substance Abuse or Survival?

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Kathy

Substance Abuse or Survival Mechanism? What the ACE Study Tells Us About – Ourselves … November 8 Last Friday Nov. 1, down the road from county Mental Health Services in San Diego, CA, eleven local activists from the mental health, … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Emotional pain, Trauma | Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, Attachment Disorder in Adults, brain science, Brain stem, Bruce Perry, Daniel Siegel, Developmental Trauma, Emotional pain, Jack Shonkoff, Limbic brain, Mary Main, Vincent Felitti | 7 Comments

Hole in My Heart

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Kathy

#4 in my ongoing book series; original post August 9, 2013 If there’s been an Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) since 1996 which can diagnose the 50% of Americans with attachment disorder, why doesn’t our medical system use it? [FN12a] Why … Continue reading →

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The Day That Einstein Feared Has Arrived

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Kathy

CLICK to BUY “Don’t Try This Alone”! As I’ve shown based on the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI), some 50% of us have a degree of attachment disorder. How can there be so little information on it available? What about us … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Emotional pain | Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, Attachment Disorder in Adults, brain science, Daniel Siegel, Emotional pain, John Bowlby, Mary Ainsworth, Mary Main, Matthew Warren, Peter Levine, Rick Warren | 7 Comments