John Bowlby Attachment Theory
Attachment Theory
This video discussed the creation of attachment theory, and the works of John Bowlby. John Bowlby (1907-1990) was a British psychologist, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst. In the video, his son, Sir Richard Bowlby was interviewed by Everett Waters. Throughout the interview, Richard Bowlby mentioned aspects of his father’s life from the time he was born, up until the time of his death. He spoke of the many people who’ve had a major impact on his upbringing.
Starting at the beginning of the interview, Sir Richard Bowlby mentioned what year his father was born, and the type of family lifestyle he grew up in, which was classic Victorian. I find the Victorian life style to be quite similar of the life style we live in today. However, there are a few differences. For instance, two differences today would be that parents do not have as many children, and …show more content…
Bowlby felt that this idea was completely reversed. Concurring with John Bowlby, and in my honest opinion, this phrase doesn’t seem to accurate. I feel as though this repeating cycle becomes more strenuous each time someone whose become genuinely close to you leaves, or passes away. The more intimate relationships you make the harder it gets to watch them disappear. This is especially true when you find yourself alone. For instance, when one becomes married, and their significant other passes away, they grieve for a period of time. Eventually they come to accept that the fact their significant other is not returning, however, they are now hesitant to get married again. This happens because of they’ve become afraid of experiencing that loss, and pain once more. As human beings I believe we want to be attached to someone so dear to us. However, the more we attach to that person, the more it hurts to let them
This video discussed the creation of attachment theory, and the works of John Bowlby. John Bowlby (1907-1990) was a British psychologist, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst. In the video, his son, Sir Richard Bowlby was interviewed by Everett Waters. Throughout the interview, Richard Bowlby mentioned aspects of his father’s life from the time he was born, up until the time of his death. He spoke of the many people who’ve had a major impact on his upbringing.
Starting at the beginning of the interview, Sir Richard Bowlby mentioned what year his father was born, and the type of family lifestyle he grew up in, which was classic Victorian. I find the Victorian life style to be quite similar of the life style we live in today. However, there are a few differences. For instance, two differences today would be that parents do not have as many children, and …show more content…
Bowlby felt that this idea was completely reversed. Concurring with John Bowlby, and in my honest opinion, this phrase doesn’t seem to accurate. I feel as though this repeating cycle becomes more strenuous each time someone whose become genuinely close to you leaves, or passes away. The more intimate relationships you make the harder it gets to watch them disappear. This is especially true when you find yourself alone. For instance, when one becomes married, and their significant other passes away, they grieve for a period of time. Eventually they come to accept that the fact their significant other is not returning, however, they are now hesitant to get married again. This happens because of they’ve become afraid of experiencing that loss, and pain once more. As human beings I believe we want to be attached to someone so dear to us. However, the more we attach to that person, the more it hurts to let them