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Discourse, memory, and the adult attachment interview: A note with emphasis on the emerging cannot classify category

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This brief report focuses on the emergence of a new Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) category, Cannot Classify. The Adult Attachment Interview classification system is discussed with emphasis upon differences in AAI categories as they relate to strategies or lapses in strategy for the integration and focus of attention and memory. The Cannot Classify category is understood to differ from the other AAI categories in that it appears to represent a global breakdown in the organization and maintenance of a singular strategy for adhering to the discourse tasks of the AAI. Some recent findings and speculations regarding clinical implications of the Cannot Classify category are provided.

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