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Published Online: 2005, pp. 295–397

Comparison of Attachment Theory and Cognitive-Motivational Structure Theory

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Attachment theory and Cognitive-Motivational Structure (CMS) are similar in most respects. They differ primarily in their proposal of when, during development, one’s sense of the self and of the outside world are formed. I propose that the theories supplement each other after about age seven years—when Attachment theory's predictions of social function become unreliable, CMS theory comes into play.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy
Pages: 307 - 317
PubMed: 16555460

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Published in print: 2005, pp. 295–397
Published online: 30 April 2018

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A. J. Malerstein, M.D.
Visiting Scholar Institute of Human Development, University of California Berkeley; Associate Clinical Professor, University of California San Francisco

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Mailing address 335 Vallejo Street, San Francisco, CA 94133 E-mail: [email protected]

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