OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD An insightful look at the science behind love Attached offers
readers a road map for building stronger more fulfilling connections. 'Over a decade after
its publication one book on dating has people firmly in its grip.' New York Times Is there a
science to love? In this groundbreaking book psychiatrist and neuroscientist Amir Levine and
psychologist Rachel S. F. Heller reveal how an understanding of attachment theory - the most
advanced relationship science in existence today - can help us find and sustain love.
Pioneered by psychologist John Bowlby in the 1950s the field of attachment explains that each
of us behaves in relationships in one of three distinct ways: Anxious people are often
preoccupied with their relationships and tend to worry about their partner's ability to love
them back. Avoidant people equate intimacy with a loss of independence and constantly try to
minimize closeness. Secure people feel comfortable with intimacy and are usually warm and
loving. With fascinating psychological insight quizzes and case studies Dr Amir Levine and
Rachel Heller help you understand the three attachment styles identify your own and recognize
the styles of others so that you can find compatible partners or improve your existing
relationship.
