development‚ attachment theory. John Bowlby (1940) (cited in Wood et al. 2007) theory was that a ’child has a natural drive to form bonds with a primary care giver’. Bowlby believed that the important for a mother and child to form a ’ healthy internal working model (expectations of how two people relate to one another‚ established during childhood and the affects on later adult relationships). Mary Ainsworth (1954) (cited in Wood et al. 2007) spent some time working with Bowlby researching ’maternal deprivation’
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(1992). The origins of attachment theory: John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth. Developmental Psychology. 28‚ 759-775 Cherry‚ K. (2002) Attachment styles. Retrieved from www.psychology.about.com Main‚ M.‚ & Hesse‚ E. (1990). Parents ’ unresolved traumatic experiences are related to infant disorganized attachment
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44 Thieves study John Bowlby believed that disruption of the primary relationship in the critical period could lead to an increase in chances of the child having long term consequences‚ he proved this theory with his “44 Thieves Study”. To test his hypothesis‚ he studied 44 adolescent juvenile delinquents. The aim of this study was to investigate the long term effects of maternal deprivation and to see if this will have serious effects on their social‚ intellectual and emotional development. To
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social and psychophysical well being ( Erikson‚ 1963; Bowlby‚ 1958; Ainsworth et.al‚ 1978). This essay atempts to look at some of the attachment theories and researches that have been proposed by some well known psychologists. THE THEME Attachment relationship is an emotional bond that is developed between a caregiver and infant over a course of time‚ from birth to early childhood and has 4 phases of development ( Ainsworth et.al ‚ 1978; Shafler‚ 1996 ). Insecure attachments in
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feelings; our sense of curiosity‚ motivation and confidence to explore and learn and how we are able to relate to others and tasks/activities. In this paper I will firstly be discussing the major theorises of attachment these being John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth. Secondly I will explain how attachment informs in social work. ‘Among the most significant developments of psychiatry during the past quarter of a century has been the steady growth of evidence that the quality of parental care which
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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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Chapter 1: Mother-Love: Worst-Case Scenarios The human need to have our mother near is the theory that is expressed in chapter one. Chapter one goes through a time line of how we‚ as humans‚ came across this theory. The author tends to talk about and describe how as babies the basic need to have mother around is just as important as having food‚ water‚ and clean diapers. The author gives examples of children who were adopted after infancy and children whom had to spend significant amounts of time
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Bowlby’s theory of attachment and maternal deprivation hypothesis. The essay will describe the two theories‚ weighing up the strengths and the weaknesses. It will include supporting research by Shaffer and Emerson‚ Ainsworth and Harlow‚ along with criticisms by Rutter. John Bowlby (1907-1990) was a child psychiatrist. He was psychoanalytically and medically trained. In 1945‚ after returning from serving in the armed forces medical service‚ he secured a position as head of the Children’s Department
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living. Attachment is the most critical thing that happens in infancy other than meeting the baby’s physical needs. John Bowlby‚ Mary Ainsworth and Margaret Mahler were psychologists who helped us to better understand how attachment is important in early life development and how these early childhood attachments can possibly impact adult behaviors later in life. John Bowlby‚ was born in a upper middle class family in England. His parents would only spent a small amount of time with him per day
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Attachment and Divorce: FAMILY CONSEQUENCES Bowlby ’s‚ Ainsworth ’s‚ and Shaver ’s research created the understanding that infant styles create a disposition for later behavioral traits. More current research has questioned the significance of how the disruption of the attachment structure (such as in divorce) can affect children ’s behaviors throughout life. The research on this topic is contradictory and somewhat inconclusive‚ with research asserting that either attachment style or
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