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A Cultural Perspective Of The Adult Attachment Projective Picture System With Latino Youth, Erika J. Leacox
A Cultural Perspective Of The Adult Attachment Projective Picture System With Latino Youth, Erika J. Leacox
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
This study investigated the usefulness of administering the Adult Attachment Projective Picture system (AAP) through a cultural lens with two Latino youth receiving mental health treatment. The AAP is a measure developed from the Bowlby-Ainsworth developmental attachment theory that is used to assess an attachment state of mind for individuals. These case studies facilitated an understanding of how the attachment perspective may be combined with knowledge of cultural themes represented in the AAP results to inform mental health treatment. Each of the participants of this single-subject study design are youth who have experienced symptoms of trauma. We observe from this …