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West and Sheldon Keller, in agreement with Bowlby and Weiss, define the attachment relationship in adults as a diadic relation where the proximity to a specific and preferred figure is searched for or maintained to acquire a feeling of security (West and Sheldon-Keller, 1994; Bowlby, 1969; Weiss, 1982).
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Scrimali, T., Grimaldi, L. (2002). Adult Attachment and Cognitive Psychotherapy. In: Scrimali, T., Grimaldi, L. (eds) Cognitive Psychotherapy Toward a New Millennium. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0567-9_2
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