The mother-infant interaction picture book : origins of attachment / Beatrice Beebe, PhD, Phyllis Cohen, PhD, Frank Lachmann, PhD ; with illustrations by Dillon Yothers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the role of mother-infant face-to-face communication in the development of infant secure and insecure attachment patterns -- Part I. How does mother-infant face-to-face communication work? : -- 1. Mother-infant face-to-face communication at infant age four months -- 2. Microanalysis teaches us to observe: how we code the mother-infant action-dialogue language -- 3. Patterns of communication become expected and shape infant development -- Illustrated glossary of terms -- Part II. Drawings of mother-infant patterns of communication and commentaries : -- Guide to the drawings -- Introduction to drawings illustrating the origins of secure attachment -- 4. Facial mirroring in the origins of secure attachment -- 5. Disruption and repair in the origins of secure attachment -- 6, Infant look away in the origins of secure attachment -- 7. Maternal loom and repair in the origins of secure attachment -- Introduction to drawings illustrating the origins of insecure-avoidant and insecure-resistant attachment -- 8. Chase and dodge in the origins of insecure-resistant attachment -- 9. Infant look away in the origins of insecure-avoidant attachment -- Introduction to drawings illustrating the origins of insecure-disorganized attachment -- 10. Infant distress and maternal emotional disconnection in the origins of insecure-disorganized infant attachment -- 11. Maternal difficulty tolerating infant distress in the origins of insecure-disorganized infant attachment -- 12. Infant distress and maternal surprise, anger, disgust, and emotional disconnection in the origins of insecure-disorganized infant attachment -- 13. Infant distress and maternal sneer and emotional disconnection in the origins of insecure-disorganized infant attachment -- Conclusion.

"Beatrice Beebe’s groundbreaking research on mother-infant communication has influenced practitioners for decades. Here she presents frame-by-frame analysis of illustrations of mother-infant interaction, identifying patterns of attachment exhibited in the micro-moments of real time."--Publisher's website.