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Modified Adult Attachment Interview about a specific occasion when your relationship was ____ Try to think back as far as you can. If the speaker does not provide an episode, clarify and ask again. If they do not conclude the episode, especially if protection or comfort were needed, ask how it ended (without specific reference to protection or comfort). If they have drifted from the topic, take them back to the moment when the story broke off and ask what happened after that. Could you now describe your relationship with your father (or attachment figure 2) going as far back as you can remember. Now, I'd like you to choose five words or phrases that describe your relationship with your father when you were young. You said that relationship with your father was _____. Can you give me a memory of a specific occasion when your relationship was Try to think back as far as you can. If the speaker does not provide an episode, clarify and ask again. If they do not conclude the episode, especially if protection or comfort were needed, ask how it ended (without specific reference to protection or comfort). If they have drifted from the topic, take them back to the moment when the story broke off and ask what happened after that. To which parent did you feel closest as a child Ask these as separate questions. Why do you think you felt closer to ___ Why isn't there this feeling with ____ (the other parent) Part III: Direct probes of normative events in which children often feel unsafe The next set of questions is about some common experiences that children have. For these questions, be sure that the examples include both parents, but it is not necessary to have an example for each parent for each answer. So if one parent is consistently omitted, e.g., the father, ask specifically about him two or three times. Always ask the general (semantic) question first and then the episodic question. Ask about the speaker's age at the time, but only after the episode is complete and only if it is unclear. What happened when you went to bed as a child Can you remember any specific time when you were in bed Be sure to explore any memories of fear, nightmares, sleeping with parents, etc. that the speaker introduces. For example, what happened when you were ill as a child Can you remember a specific instance 2 | P a g e
Modified Adult Attachment Interview What about when you were hurt physically, what would you do Can you remember a specific instance When you were upset emotionally, what would you do Can you remember a specific instance If you needed comfort, what would you do Can you remember an instance Can you recall how your parents would touch you Can you remember a specific time and how that felt Probe for specific images of tactile, physical touch. Can you tell me about the first time you remember being separated from your parents Some speakers ask what constitutes a separation. Tell them that it is whenever they felt separated. How did you respond Probe if the response does not include both feelings and actions. How do you think your parents felt Ask what they did as well. When you were young, did you ever feel rejected by your parents - even though they might not have meant it or have been aware of it Can you remember an instance Be sure to get the age. Why do you think your parents did this (or these things) Do you think they realized that you felt rejected Can you think of a time when your parents were angry with you What happened Seek both temporal order (initiating events and consequences) and also feelings. Can you think of a time when you were angry with your parents'! What happened Seek both temporal order (initiating events and consequences) and also feelings . 3 | P a g e
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