Insecure attachment: a case study of the relationship between a mother and her daughter. A description of the competitive and tyrannical nature of an ambivalently attached girl

This research is focused on an ambivalently attached girl who presented with adversarial and tyrannical behaviour. To understand her dynamics a self psychology lens was used as well as attachment theory. A qualitative method was used in this research which focuses on a single case study. To avoid the effects of subjectivity the illustrative material was discussed during supervision with both clinical supervision and research supervisor. The research ends with a discussion about the findings and how therapy has helped Jane to overcome her fears.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Psychology

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Makhupane, Ntoetse

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Swartz, Sally

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11020

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11020