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Just As the Priests Have Their Wives”: Priests and Concubines in England, 1375-1549
“JUST AS THE PRIESTS HAVE THEIR WIVES”: PRIESTS AND CONCUBINES IN ENGLAND, 1375-1549 Janelle Werner A dissertation submitted to the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of History. Chapel Hill 2009 Approved by: Advisor: Professor Judith M. Bennett Reader: Professor Stanley Chojnacki Reader: Professor Barbara J. Harris Reader: Cynthia B. Herrup Reader: Brett Whalen © 2009 Janelle Werner ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ii ABSTRACT JANELLE WERNER: “Just As the Priests Have Their Wives”: Priests and Concubines in England, 1375-1549 (Under the direction of Judith M. Bennett) This project – the first in-depth analysis of clerical concubinage in medieval England – examines cultural perceptions of clerical sexual misbehavior as well as the lived experiences of priests, concubines, and their children. Although much has been written on the imposition of priestly celibacy during the Gregorian Reform and on its rejection during the Reformation, the history of clerical concubinage between these two watersheds has remained largely unstudied. My analysis is based primarily on archival records from Hereford, a diocese in the West Midlands that incorporated both English- and Welsh-speaking parishes and combines the quantitative analysis of documentary evidence with a close reading of pastoral and popular literature. Drawing on an episcopal visitation from 1397, the act books of the consistory court, and bishops’ registers, I argue that clerical concubinage occurred as frequently in England as elsewhere in late medieval Europe and that priests and their concubines were, to some extent, socially and culturally accepted in late medieval England. -
Secure-Base Caregiving and Adult Attachment Development Within the Client-Psychotherapist Relationship Dennis A
Walden University ScholarWorks Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies Collection 2015 Secure-Base Caregiving and Adult Attachment Development Within the Client-Psychotherapist Relationship Dennis A. Weeks Walden University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations Part of the Counseling Psychology Commons, and the Developmental Psychology Commons This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies Collection at ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Walden University College of Social and Behavioral Sciences This is to certify that the doctoral dissertation by Dennis Weeks has been found to be complete and satisfactory in all respects, and that any and all revisions required by the review committee have been made. Review Committee Dr. Rodney Ford, Committee Chairperson, Psychology Faculty Dr. Elisabeth Weinbaum, Committee Member, Psychology Faculty Dr. Tracy Masiello, University Reviewer, Psychology Faculty Chief Academic Officer Eric Riedel, Ph.D. Walden University 2015 Abstract Secure-Base Caregiving and Adult Attachment Development Within the Client-Psychotherapist Relationship by Dennis A. Weeks EdS, Tennessee Technological University, 1996 MA, Pepperdine University, 1979 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy General Psychology Walden University May 2015 Abstract Recent studies have shown significant improvements in the attachment security of adult therapy clients during therapy, supporting Bowlby’s theory that such improvement can be influenced by secure-base caregiving provided by mentors such as therapists. -
JAPAN's BATTLE AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING: a VICTIM-ORIENTED SOLUTION When Marcela Loaiza Was Twenty-One, a Stranger Approached
\\jciprod01\productn\J\JLE\50-1\JLE104.txt unknown Seq: 1 22-SEP-17 13:46 NOTE JAPAN’S BATTLE AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING: A VICTIM-ORIENTED SOLUTION JUSTIN STAFFORD* INTRODUCTION When Marcela Loaiza was twenty-one, a stranger approached her in her hometown in Colombia and offered her the opportunity to work as a professional dancer in Japan.1 After Loaiza lost her two jobs due to her daughter’s illness, she accepted the “talent scout’s” offer to provide for her daughter and mother.2 Upon arriving in Japan, three members of the Yakuza mafia received her, promptly took her passport, and informed her that the costs of bringing her to Japan amounted to the equivalent of $50,000.3 For the follow- ing eighteen months, members of the trafficking industry forced her to sell sex on the streets of Tokyo.4 She serviced anywhere from fourteen to twenty clients a day, with a Yakuza pimp always checking how much she earned and keeping her on a strict diet.5 She shared a three-bedroom flat with six other women from vari- ous countries across the world, including Russia, Venezuela, Korea, China, Peru, and Mexico.6 Fortunately, Marcela Loaiza escaped to tell her story, but the same does not hold true for thousands of women who remain under the power of their captors in Japan.7 Compared to their counterparts in similarly situated countries, Japanese authorities * J.D. expected 2018, The George Washington University Law School; B.A. 2008 Chapman University. 1. Anastasia Moloney, “I Had No Idea I’d Been Sex Trafficked”: A Terrifying True Story, SALON (Aug. -
A View from the Child Welfare System
Health Care Reform HCRTP Tracking Project PROMISING APPROACHES FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN MANAGED CARE SYSTEMS #2: A VIEW FROM THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM Jan McCarthy and Charlotte McCullough March 2003 National Technical Assistance Center for Children’s Mental Health Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development Washington, DC Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health Department of Child and Family Studies Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute University of South Florida Tampa, FL Human Service Collaborative Washington, DC Funded by: Additional Funding Support from: Administration for Children and Families U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Promising Approaches Series • 2003 Document Available From: Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development 3307 M Street, NW, Suite 401, Washington DC 20007 202/687-5000 voice 202/687-1954 fax Attention: Mary Moreland [email protected] Soon to be available on the web at gucdc.georgetown.edu This paper is supported with funding from the Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc. Supplemental support is provided by Children’s Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families of the Administration for Children and Families in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through a cooperative agreement with the Child, Adolescent, and Family Branch, Center for Mental Health Services of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The document reflects the findings of a research project, the thinking of respondents in states and communities, and the authors. It does not necessarily represent official policy or positions of the funding sources. -
Experiences of Attachment Therapy
EXPERIENCES OF ATTACHMENT THERAPY: A FOLLOW-UP STUDY OF ADOPTIVE MOTHERS by JANE SHOEMAKER WIMMER (Under the Direction of M. Elizabeth Vonk) ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore mothers’ experiences of attachment therapy as related to their current relationships with their adopted children. The therapy cited in this study was family-focused intervention which engaged the child and parents in resolving attachment difficulties. All of the children were adopted from the Georgia public child welfare system and had been diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder, a serious emotional disorder of childhood that is exhibited by lack of bonding of the child to parental figures. The 16 mothers interviewed in this study had participated in state-sponsored attachment therapy and were part of an evaluation of that therapy in 2003. This research study employed a descriptive qualitative design that used in-depth semi- structured interviews, artifacts, and a reflective research journal for data collection. The population was purposefully chosen, and all mothers who were part of the 2003 study participated. Three research questions guided this study: (1) What was the experience of attachment therapy for the participants? (2) How did the participants view their current relationship with their adopted child? (3) What were the participants’ perceptions of the role attachment therapy played in their current level of functioning? Data analysis guided by the constant comparative method revealed eight major findings. The experience of attachment therapy was (1) consistently supportive, (2) emotionally painful, and (3) physically safe. The mothers’ current relationships with their adopted children were (4) continuously stressful and (5) unquestionably permanent. -
Resilience and Recovery of Insecure Attachment Styles Within Clinical Practice
logy ho & P yc s s y c P f h o o t l h a e n r r Journal of Psychology and a u p o y J ISSN: 2161-0487 Psychotherapy Research Article Resilience and Recovery of Insecure Attachment Styles within Clinical Practice Melissa Weise* School of Social Work, Boston College, Boston, MA 02467, USA ABSTRACT Much has been written about attachment styles and mental health. This paper seeks to build a model of the strengths of resilience leading to recovery within the dismissive and preoccupied adult insecure attachment styles. This model will then be discussed utilizing composite case material for the purposes of supporting clinicians treating individuals with insecure attachment styles. Keywords: Resilience; Recovery; Attachment; Attachment styles; Insecure attachment INTRODUCTION disorganized. These styles originated in the work of Bowlby and We learn how to be human from our connection with other Ainsworth and their research on children’s attachment patterns humans. Particularly powerful connections with other human with their parents, including Ainsworth’ s Strange Situation beings become the foundation for our attachments, ways in research [2,11]. From these styles, several measures have been which humans learn to soothe and organize themselves through designed to determine attachment styles in the general the presence of others. Much study has been done on what are population with fairly reliable interrater and reliability results considered the optimal attachment circumstances for a fully [12,13]. Each childhood attachment style has a corresponding integrated and functional person [1-4]. This pattern of adult attachment style. Secure childhood attachment style connection, termed secure attachment, has long been considered becomes autonomous adult attachment style. -
EMDR As a Treatment for Improving Attachment Status in Adults and Children
Revue européenne de psychologie appliquée 62 (2012) 223–230 Disponible en ligne sur www.sciencedirect.com Original article EMDR as a treatment for improving attachment status in adults and children L’EMDR : un traitement possible pour améliorer la relation d’attachement chez les adultes et les enfants a,∗ b a a a a D. Wesselmann , M. Davidson , S. Armstrong , C. Schweitzer , D. Bruckner , A.E. Potter a The Attachment and Trauma Center of Nebraska, 12822 Augusta Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska 68144, USA b University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Department of Educational Psychology, 114, Teachers College Hall, P.O. Box 880345, Lincoln, NE 68588-0345, USA a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Introduction. – The purpose of the article is to examine the current literature regarding evidence for Received 28 September 2010 positive change in attachment status following Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Received in revised form 29 August 2012 therapy and to describe how an integrative EMDR and family therapy team model was implemented to Accepted 31 August 2012 improve attachment and symptoms in a child with a history of relational loss and trauma. Literature. – The EMDR method is briefly described along with the theoretical model that guides the EMDR Keywords: approach. As well, an overview of attachment theory is provided and its implication for conceptualizing EMDR symptoms related to a history of relational trauma. Finally, a literature review is provided regarding Attachment current preliminary evidence that EMDR can improve attachment status in children and adults. Trauma Clinical findings. -
MCFT 563 Treatment Issues in MCFT: Polyamory and Family Therapy
1 “We are a community that commits itself to diversity and sustainability as dimensions of a just society” - Mission Statement, Lewis & Clark College MCFT 563-03 Polyamory FALL 2020 Time & Day: Fridays 9:00 am-12:00 pm, 9/11/20 - 10/9/20 Place: Online Instructor: Justin Rock, MA LPC Office Hours: By arrangement (please email instructor) E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: 503-310-6217 (cell) CATALOG DESCRIPTION Applications of family systems approach to treatment of families in crisis and transition. Topics include issues such as substance abuse, domestic violence, sexual abuse, trauma and loss, poverty, and chronic illness. A portion of this course emphasizes clinical case conceptualization and treatment planning. COURSE DESCRIPTION This course seeks to expand students’ understanding and treatment of polyamorous families in the field of Marriage, Couple and Family Therapy (MCFT). From a social justice and humanistic perspectives, we will evaluate family therapy modalities when working with polyamorous families. Examination of the role of the therapist as ally and advocate to the Polyamorous community will be a central theme of the course with attention to emotional and interpersonal aspects (e.g., safety, support). The course also examines the current socio-historic context that situates Polyamorous Families. Finally, students will engage in the study of topics of their choice related to Polyamorous Families. This course emphasizes clinical case conceptualization and experiential learning. Prerequisite: None Credit: 1 semester hour (15 contact hours) MCFT STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES This course promotes the following student learning outcomes: 2 SLO 1.1 Students recognize the impact of power on individuals, families, and communities. -
Attachment Theory and Research: Overview with Suggested Applications to Child Custody
INVITED MONOGRAPH ATTACHMENT THEORY AND RESEARCH: OVERVIEW WITH SUGGESTED APPLICATIONS TO CHILD CUSTODY Mary Main, Erik Hesse, and Siegfried Hesse* The term “attachment” is now in common usage and, as the readers of this Special Issue are aware, is referenced in a rapidly increasing variety of contexts involving child custody (McIntosh & Chisholm, 2008). The aim of this article is to provide judges, lawyers, mediators and mental health professionals involved in custody assessment with an overview of the history of the field of attachment and its principal measures, together with a clear description of what the term “attachment” does—and does not—mean to attachment researchers and theoreticians. Implications for normative separations that do not involve custody- related assessment or the intervention of courts or mediators are also considered. With respect to contested custody cases, we consider the use of standardized attachment measures, and note that sufficient validation for most such measures in clinical contexts is still developing. We describe three measures taken from the research literature (the Strange Situation procedure, the Attachment Q-sort and theAdultAttachment Interview), each subjected to meta-analyses and widely regarded as “gold standard” methods in research.These three methods come closest at this point in time to meeting criteria for providing “scientific evidence” regarding an individual’s current attachment status. Limitations on widespread use include the need for substantiating meta-analyses on father-child relationships, and further validation across a wider spread of children’s ages. We are confident that these restrictions can be solved by new research. In the interim, we argue that increased familiarity with the above measures will assist custody evaluators both in standardizing their assessment procedures and their capacity to gain more from the observational data available to them. -
16 Sleep and Attachment Disorders in Children
Chap-16:Sleep 10/12/2006 4:54 PM Page 219 16 Sleep and attachment disorders in children K H Brisch INTRODUCTION their disorders in children, and to strategize pre- vention measures that can help parents and infants An infant’s quiet night of sleep is a source of hap- establish sleep patterns and regulate sleep rhythms piness and empowerment for parents. In prenatal from the beginning.5–12 classes, many parents worry that their baby might develop a sleep disorder and that night-time could become an intense scene of crying and responses. ATTACHMENT THEORY AND DISORDERS Indeed, quite a percentage of infants and children develop sleep disorders, and nocturnal wakings Attachment is a fundamental human motivation and bed sharing are quite common during early that helps the infant to survive. During the first childhood. During infancy, the frequency of night- year, an infant develops a specific, exclusive attach- wakings increases with maturation of locomotion.1 ment relationship to an attachment figure that serves Nocturnal awakings have been reported in as a secure base for the infant and provides protec- 20–30% of 1- to 3-year-olds.2,3 These findings tion. Once the baby’s attachment system starts to appear despite the fact that methodologic prob- develop, which can be observed from 12 weeks lems exist in assessing sleep problems in infants, onward, the infant reacts on separation with attach- and it is well documented that maternal reports do ment behavior, such as crying to protest separation not objectively reflect the sleep pattern of their from the attachment figure followed by seeking infants.4 Although a sleep disorder does not neces- physical contact and reunion.13 We can distinguish sarily lead to an attachment disorder, an infant’s three different patterns of attachment quality. -
'A Vile and Abject Woman': Noble Mistresses, Legal Power, and the Family in Early Modern Spain
Grand Valley State University ScholarWorks@GVSU Peer Reviewed Articles History Department 7-2007 'A Vile and Abject Woman': Noble Mistresses, Legal Power, and the Family in Early Modern Spain Grace E. Coolidge Grand Valley State University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/hst_articles Part of the History Commons ScholarWorks Citation Coolidge, Grace E., "'A Vile and Abject Woman': Noble Mistresses, Legal Power, and the Family in Early Modern Spain" (2007). Peer Reviewed Articles. 6. https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/hst_articles/6 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the History Department at ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Peer Reviewed Articles by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. “A VILE AND ABJECT WOMAN”: NOBLE MISTRESSES, LEGAL POWER, AND THE FAMILY IN EARLY MODERN SPAIN Grace E. Coolidge Mistresses of Spanish noblemen between 1360 and 1600 occupied a place within the Spanish patriarchy where concerns about gender and class intersected, revealing contradictions between the ideals of honor, the moral injunctions of Catholic doctrine, and the practical needs of noble families. Mistresses occupied a flexible space in the Spanish patriarchy where a woman’s social status, her ability to produce male heirs, and her ability to use the legal system to her advantage shaped her experience as a mistress and made her more likely to dis- rupt or change the inheritance processes of noble families. Concentrating on noble mistresses reveals that Spanish society had ambiguities about issues of morality, honor, status, and gender that allowed both male and female Spaniards to manipulate social attitudes as skillfully as they manipulated the law. -
Understanding Reactive Attachment Disorder in Children
Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology Volume 12 Issue 2 Article 10 2017 Understanding Reactive Attachment Disorder in Children Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/intuition Part of the Psychology Commons Recommended Citation (2017) "Understanding Reactive Attachment Disorder in Children," Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology: Vol. 12 : Iss. 2 , Article 10. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/intuition/vol12/iss2/10 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. et al.: Understanding RAD Understanding Reactive Attachment Disorder in Children Chaz Anthony Rich Brigham Young University Abstract Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is recently new to clinical literature. RAD is a “Stress and Trauma-Related Disorder” that stems from an inability for a child to attach to a caregiver. Aside from some psychoanalytic foundations, most of what is known about RAD is based off John Bowlby’s attachment theory. As research has developed, RAD has been considered its own diagnosis in the DSM-5 rather than labelled under the umbrella term of “attachment disorder.” A biopsychosocial model of RAD argues that RAD is primarily formed and exacerbated by neglect from a caregiver that can infringe upon the child’s ability to form relationships later in life. Being a new diagnosis, current and detailed prevalence and prognosis of RAD are unknown. In addition, legal implications of maltreatment further contribute to the under-diagnosis of RAD.