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A vicious circle: transgenerational attachment representations in a case of Factitious Illness by Proxy
Abstract
Attachment theory offers a robust way to investigate transgenerational child maltreatment; first because there is a coherent theoretical hypothesis of how this might be mediated by the development of insecure working models of relationships, and second, because there is existing evidence from prospective studies that transgenerational attachment patterns can be predicted. Specifically, attachment theory may be particularly useful in cases of Fictitious Illness by Proxy (FIP), where the maltreating behavior is characterized bv disordered illness behavior and care-eliciting. We present a case history, using the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI), which examines attachment and child maltreatment in three generations. A single case history allows for hypothesis generation about the genesis of FIP behavior.
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- Authors
- Adshead, G., & Bluglass, K.
- Affiliations
- Broadmoor Hospital (GB)
- ORCID
- Adshead, Gwen
- Venue
- Attachment & Human Development
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2001-04
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 77-95
- ISSN
- 1461-6734 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-2988
- OpenAlex
- W2140993302
- Cited by
- 20
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 0.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Attachment & Human Development (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
- Keywords
- attachment theory, child abuse, Adult Attachment Interview, intergenerational transmission
- MeSH terms
- Child Abuse, Female, Humans, Infant, Mother-Child Relations, Object Attachment, Personality Assessment, Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, Intergenerational Relations
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