E-attachment and Online Communication

This book examines the use of modern technologies in clinical psychological practice. It considers how we define attachment in an age where changes in technology and the COVID-19 pandemic have increased the prevalence of online contact in the process of diagnosis and psychological treatment.

Katarzyna Sitnik-Warchulska is Clinical Psychologist, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and Assistant Professor at the Institute of Applied Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Poland. Bernadetta Izydorczyk is Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist and Supervisor of Psychotherapy, and Associate Professor at the Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Poland. Zbigniew Wajda is Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist and Assistant Professor at the Institute of Applied Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Poland.

Introduction 1. Human development changes in modern world 2. Contemporary forms of establishing attachment 3. Attachment, relationships and new technologies from neuroscience perspective 4. Attachment based on new technologies and mental health 5. Contemporary trends in psychological diagnosis and assessment (online psychological diagnosis and therapy) 6. Psychologist dilemmas and challenges in the face of new technologies. Reflections and case studies