Person Attachment Theory

Perhaps because of its roots in ethology and the psychodynamic perspective, attachment theory combines the emphasis on the biological-evolutionary purpose of attachment and the great influence of childhood experiences on later dispositions and behavior. Attachment is viewed as a system necessary for survival since it provides a means of securing protection and affection through proximity with a person who can assure one’s survival into adulthood. As such, these person-attachment pattern relationships appear to be some sort of necessary condition that must be met so people can proceed functionally and adaptively in their daily lives. It can be said that though people often view the self as the center of the social universe, they turn to their