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FINAL PAPER  You will write a research paper integrating theory and empirical data on a topic of your interest relevant to the subject matter of this course. Prior to submission of the final paper, you will hand in a paragraph summary of a topic of your choosing as well as a list of 5-7 peer reviewed references upon which you will base your paper. You will briefly present your proposal to the class, so that we can discuss it and make suggestions. You may also use original source books. Please do NOT use summary sources from the internet such as “Simply Psychology” or Wikipedia. I must approve your topic before you go ahead with it and may meet with you at your suggestion or mine to clarify your topic. (due in class 3/13/24 ) The final paper should be 10-12 pages in length (12 pt font) and must be written according to APA format. You have the option of submitting a draft of your paper to me any time up to two weeks prior to the due date and I will return it to you with feedback and suggestions for revision. Students who have taken this option have found that it significantly improved their final grade for the paper
Abstract 
Exploring the Dynamics of Attachment: Understanding it’s Impact on Relationships and
Mental Health
Attachment theory, comprehension of interpersonal interactions, and psychological
growth. This suggested topic seeks to explore the complex dynamics of attachment, looking at its
causes, categories, and significant effects on people’s relationships with others and mental health.
Through an examination of the many attachment styles, secure, insecure-avoidant,
insecure-anxious, and disorganized, we can decipher how early events mold adult behavioral and
emotional patterns. intimacy, trust, and resilience are all facilitated by secure attachment,
whereas relational conflicts, emotional instability, and psychological discomfort can result from
insecure attachment. This talk will focus on the importance of attachment in romantic
relationships, friendships, and family ties. This topic aims to improve our understanding of
human connection and open the way to more successful methods of treating mental health and
relationship well-being through a thorough examination of attachment theory.
Resources 
References needed to be use
Kouri, G., Meuwly, N., Richter, M., & Schoebi, D. (2024). Attachment insecurities, emotion
dynamics and stress in intimate relationships during the transition to parenthood. BMC Psychology,
12(1), 200–200. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-01686-w
Read, D. L., Clark, G. I., Rock, A. J., & Coventry, W. L. (2018). Adult attachment and social
anxiety: The mediating role of emotion regulation strategies. PloS One, 13(12), e0207514–e0207514.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207514
Schoeps, K., Mónaco, E., Cotolí, A., & Montoya-Castilla, I. (2020). The impact of peer
attachment on prosocial behavior, emotional difficulties and conduct problems in adolescence: The
mediating role of empathy. PLOS ONE, 15(1), e0-e0227627.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227627
Sheinbaum, T., Kwapil, T. R., Ballespí, S., Mitjavila, M., Chun, C. A., Silvia, P. J., &
Barrantes-Vidal, N. (2015). Attachment style predicts affect, cognitive appraisals, and social
functioning in daily life. Frontiers in Psychology, 6, 296–296.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00296
Tan, R., Yang, Y., Huang, T., Lin, X., & Gao, H. (2023). Parent-child attachment and mental
health in young adolescents: a moderated mediation analysis. Frontiers in Psychology, 14,
1298485–1298485. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1298485
Vismara, L., Lucarelli, L., & Sechi, C. (2022). Attachment style and mental health during the
later stages of COVID‐19 pandemic: the mediation role of loneliness and COVID-19 anxiety. BMC
Psychology, 10(1), 62–62. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-022-00767-y
REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED FURTHER READING
Alpert,
J. (1995) ED.) Sexual Abuse Recalled: Treating trauma in the era of the recovered
memory debate. New Jersey/London: Jason Aronson Inc.
Alpert,
J. & Goren, E. (2017) (EDS.) Psychoanalysis, Trauma and Community: History
and contemporary reappraisals. New York: Routledge
Beltsiou,
J. (2016) Immigration in psychoanalysis: Locating ourselves. New York:
Routledge.
Boulanger,
G. (2007) Wounded by Reality: Understanding and treating adult onset trauma.
New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc.
Eisold,
B. (2019). Psychodynamic Perspectives on Asylum Seekers and the Asylum-Seeking
Process. New York: Routledge.
Freud,
A. & Breuer, J. (1895/2004). Studies in Hysteria. New York: Penguin Books.
Grand,
S. & Salberg, G. (2017). Transgenerational Trauma and the Other: Dialogues
across history and difference. New York: Routledge.
Hagman,
G. 12016) (ED.) New Models of Bereavement Theory: New mourning. New York:
Routledge
Harris,
A. & Botticelli, S. (2010) (EDS.) First Do No Harm: the paradoxical
encounters of psychoanalysis, warmaking and resistance. New York: Routledge
Herman,
J. (2015) Trauma and Recovery: The aftermath of violence- from domestic abuse
to political terror. New York: Basic Books
Herman,
J. (2023). Truth and Repair: How trauma survivors envision justice. New
York: Basic Books
Howell,
E. (2011) Understanding and Treating
Dissociative Identity Disorder.
New
York: Routledge
Howell,
E. & Itzkowitz, S. (2016). The Dissociative Mind in Psychoanalysis:
Understanding and working with trauma. New York: Routledge.
Howell,
E. (2020) Trauma and Dissociation-Informed Psychotherapy: Relational healing
and the therapeutic connection. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
Moskowitz,
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S. (2014). Mended by the Muse: Creative transformations of trauma.  New York, Routledge
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J. & Grand, S. (2017). Wounds of History: Repair and resilience in the
trans-generational transmission of trauma. New York: Routledge.
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A. (2007) Prologue to Violence: Child abuse, dissociation and crime. New
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A. (2016) A Tale of Two Offenders: Why dissociation is under-diagnosed in forensic
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and working with trauma.
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D. (2010) Partners in Thought: Working with unformulated experience, dissociation
and enactment. New York: Routledge
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L. (1990) Too Scared to Cry: How trauma affects children and ultimately us
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Van
der Kolk, D. (2014) The Body Keeps the Score. New York, Penguin Books 

You must choose a topic to research on and show your understanding on it. The topic is Emotional Behaviors. You must 
– demonstrate mastery of the tooic chosen 
(Concept mastery may  include but not limited to): thorough explanation of the concept, examples/application of the concept, in-depth information provided related to the concept.)
– clearly explain the topic 
– the importance of knowing the topic 
– relevance to society 
APA format (size 12, times new Roman, double spaced) 
Must amswer the following questions or use topics.  
– what is emotion? 
– is psychological arousal necessary for emotional feelings? 
– is psychological arousal sufficient for emotions?
– do people have a limited number of basic emotions? 
– the functions of emotion 
– emotions and moral decisions 
– Decision making after brain damage that impairs emotions 
– attack behaviors 
– emotions and the nervous system 
– doing something about emotions 
– emotions and body reactions