ATTACHMENT THEORY - A METAPERSPECTIVE FOR COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY

The contributors to this special issue not only have taken on the imme nse task of reviewing and integrating the burgeoning research literatu re on attachment, but have also challelnged readers to consider the re levance of this literature for the domain of counseling psychology. Mo re specifically, Lopez suggests that attachment theory may be a potent ial ''metaperspective capable of integrating important personality and developmental constructs in ways that both inform and stimulate our r esearch and practice.'' With this consideration in mind, my comments w ill foruc on the viability of attachment theory as an overarching fram ework for counseling psychology with particular emphasis on the integr ative potential and heuristic value of the theory.