Attachment theories is an area that has received a large amount of attention and been subject to a considerable amount of further research since the 1950s. This essay will strive look at what makes up the foundations of Bowlby’s theory‚ as well as looking to consider in more detail how this theory has been developed and expanded by other psychology researchers such as Ainsworth and Main and Goldwyn. Bowlby is a major leading figure in the investigation of parent/child relationships and the development
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and Marguerite Harlow‚ John Bowlby‚ and Mary Aisworth figure among the most notorious attachment theorists. The Harlows conducted the first experimental research regarding the effects of attachment. In their study they used baby monkeys and separate them from their mothers approximately eight hours after birth. These monkeys were raised in experimental chambers‚ were they were exposed to non-living surrogate mothers: some were made of wire‚ others were covered with terrycloth. Some of the monkeys were
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secure base (Passer & Smith 2013‚ p. 432). Thirdly‚ an ambivalent/resistant attachment is when a child displays extreme distress when separated from the primary caregiver‚ however the child also seeks and rejects contact (Passer & Smith 2013‚ p. 432). This is due the caregiver not encouraging their child to explore‚ so the child remains emotionally dependent‚ but reluctant to explore. Lastly‚ an insecure/disorganised attachment is seen through the child having no strategy for handling distress (Passer
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Summer 2006 A Brief History of Attachment Theory The theory of attachment was originally developed by John Bowlby (1907 - 1990)‚ a British psychoanalyst who observed intense and distressful behaviors among orphans in hospitals during and after World War II. Between 1948 and 1952 Bowlby‚ along with his employee and then colleague‚ James Robertson‚ came to realize that infants who had been separated from their parents were not able to form an attachment with a primary caregiver‚ leading
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the theory‚ I chose because it reminded of a few other therapies interwoven together‚ with one theory of attachment theory‚ in particular. This particular theory looks an interpersonal relationships developed at childhood. Similarly‚ object therapy‚ attachment theory are very similar in patterns as I feel they are interwoven together as one theory‚ although is a theory developed from the psychoanalytic view of Freud (Psychtherapy.net‚ 2008). Some of these patterns of Object and attachment theory
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some influences on Bowlby’s work‚ leading to his trilogy Attachment 1969; Separation 1973; and Loss‚ Sadness and Depression 1980; demonstrating how attachments in infancy may shape our attachment styles in later life. Pietromonaco and Barrett posit “A central tenet of attachment theory is that people develop mental representations‚ or internal working models that consist of expectations about the self‚ significant others and the relationship between
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eating. It appears that Derek and Vanessa’s relationship has been in turmoil for some time
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Basic Concepts in Attachment Theory Attachment theory is the joint work of John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth (Ainsworth & Bowlby‚ 1991 ). Drawing on concepts from ethology‚ cybernetics‚ information processing‚ developmental psychology‚ and psychoanalysts‚ John Bowlby formulated the basic tenets of the theory. He thereby revolutionized our thinking about a child’s tie to the mother and its disruption through separation‚ deprivation‚ and bereavement. Mary Ainsworth’s innovative methodology not only
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The attachment theory came about in the early 1950’s from psychologists John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth. The definition of attachment according to Bowlby is the enduring deep emotional bond between a child and a specific caregiver. Bowlby described attachment as a “lasting psychological connectedness between human beings” (Bowlby‚ 1969‚ p. 194). Bowlby believed that attachment characterized human experience from "the cradle to the grave." Attachment is not only present in infants but it continues
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Attachment theory describes the dynamics of long-term relationships between humans. Its most important tenet is that an infant needs to develop a relationship with at least one primary caregiver for social and emotional development to occur normally. Attachment theory explains how much the parents’ relationship with the child influences development. Attachment theory is an interdisciplinary study encompassing the fields of psychological‚ evolutionary‚ and ethological theory. Immediately after World
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