The Talking Cure of Avoidant Personality Disorder: Remission through Earned-Secure Attachment
HighlightFull Access Jeffrey Guina , M.D. Published Online:30 Apr 2018 https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2016.70.3.233 Abstract The concept of earned security is important and has significant implications for psychotherapy. Understanding how individuals with insecure attachment styles can develop secure attachment styles through reparative relationships, such as the therapeutic relationship, can assist psychotherapists in helping patients to overcome the effects of early negative life experiences. Personality disorders are commonly associated with negative experiences, such as abuse, neglect, and other empathic failures. These disorders are particularly…