2005 Awardees

Special Award Morris N. Eagle Friend and Interpreter to Psychoanalysis And Attachment Theory

Bowlby's attachment theory combines the insights of psychoanalysis and the rigor of modern science. Before Morris Eagle's interests turned to psychoanalysis, he, was an imaginative experimentalist contributing to the emergence of cognitive psychology. And before his interests turned to attachment theory, he developed a deep understanding of traditional and modern themes in psychoanalysis. Trusted and admired by psychoanalysts and psychologists alike, he has been a translator and bridge across generations and paradigms, and between theory and practice. He has done so with wisdom, enthusiasm, and humor in his classroom teaching, clinical supervision, and prolific scholarship. He has also been exceptionally generous in his service as President of the American Psychological Association's Division on Psychoanalysis and as co-founder of the New York Attachment Consortium. This award is made in recognition of Morris Eagle's contributions to the good health of the Bowlby-Ainsworth tradition.