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Modified Adult Attachment Interview Part IV: Direct probes of potentially dangerous experiences In the next set of questions, I'll ask about some very difficult experiences that you might have had as a child. First, I'll just ask about the list and you can answer yes or no. Then, if some of these happened, I'll ask you to tell me about them. Did your parents ever threaten you, for example, for discipline or even jokingly Be certain to include actions and not mere threats that resulted in no action. Did they ever threaten to leave you Or do you have any memories of frightening punishment or abuse What about periods of silence when people in your family wouldn't speak to each other for a long time Did you ever feel very frightened or not sure that you were safe Sometimes parents or other people do things that are not considered acceptable now. Did this ever happen to you For example, were you ever abandoned so that no one was taking care of you Were you ever touched or mistreated sexually Were you humiliated or deceived in ways that distressed you when you were young Follow-up questions: Choose which incidents to query specifically about. Choose those that 1) reflect serious danger. 2) have not been addressed earlier, and 3) fit within the time constraints of the interview. Tell me what happened. If it is not mentioned spontaneously, probe for temporal order, imaged context, and the speaker's feelings during the event. The following questions refer only to threats that could be considered serious enough to elicit traumatic psychological responses. If they are used, they should be handled cautiously such that an unwilling speaker is not pushed too far or a too-willing speaker is not encouraged to lose emotional control. Omit these questions if there were no substantial threats. Do you worry about something like this occurring again Under what sort of conditions How likely do you think it is that this could happen again What would you do to try to recover if it happened again Has this event changed your relationships with other family members 4 | P a g e
Modified Adult Attachment Interview Ask these questions one at a time. In what way Why do you think this has happened Can you think of anything good that has come from this experience Part V: Loss The next section is about people who might have died during your lifetime. Can you tell me of anyone who died when you were a child Get the names (relationship, e.g., grandmother) and age of the speaker. What about as an adult Again, get names and age of the speaker at the time of the death. When you have the full list, select the ones to ask about, keeping in mind the importance of the person as an attachment figure in mind, the relation of the death to other disruptions in the history, and the time constraints of the interview. Always include the parents, siblings, and the speaker's spouse or children. For the deaths that you select to query about, ask the questions one at a time, in the clusters below. Can you tell me the circumstances and how old you were If the person was present at the death or funeral, ask for a description of what happened and how they felt. Were you present during the death What happened If not, how did you find out about it Did you go to the funeral What was that like for you How did you respond at the time Did you have any warning the death would occur If yes, ask for details. Were there any long-term consequences for you Have your feelings regarding this death changed much over time If yes, ask how. How did it affect other members of your family How do you think this loss has affected your approach to your own child 5 | P a g e
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