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    Hazan Attachment Theory

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    psychologists Cindy Hazan and Philip Shaver (1987) There are three major types of attachment styles that are identified‚ they are secure‚ avoidant and anxious/ambivalent. These styles in a person’s life usually stay consistent from childhood into adulthood. Hazan and Shaver say that attachments formed with primary caregivers in early childhood can have a major influence on future relationships. The first attachment style is secure relationship style‚ which is the person has few problems developing

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    and how these evolved over the years‚ it would be beneficial to look back retrospectively to his childhood and his attachment pattern. The attachment theory is largely applied to the study of psychological processes‚ such as children and adults mental health ‚ interpersonal functioning‚ coping mechanisms or emotion regulation. John Bowlby (1969)‚ conceived the attachment theory to explain the importance of the relationships between the child and the care giver. In Bowlby’s opinion‚ to affirm that

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    parent. Not understanding that role not only affect the teen father‚ but also that child. Lack of involvement between father and child has shown to have educational and attachment concerns for the child. Attachment theory established by John Bowlby explored parent-child attachment. Bowlby work focused more on the mother child attachment. However‚ overtime research has

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    including theories and tools for professionals to use in assessing and understanding the impact of issues on family members. Theories regarding families such a Bronfenbrenner‚ Family Systems Theory‚ and ABCX Model help to focus a professional’s view of the world and the family dynamics. Attachment theory describes four different types of attachment and the ways in which these attachments affect children’s interactions with others. Parenting styles have a large impact on the attachment and relationship

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    Bowlby's Attachment Theory

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    of a child‚ except merely evaluating and observing them as they grow in age. Theories of Development Concepts and Applications envisioned many theories of how children grow‚ learn‚ and think. Several theorists such as Rousseau‚ Montessori‚ Gesell‚ Werner‚ and Piaget surfaced observations that they thought conducted of how children evolved. Many were based on the mere observation of the child itself‚ but several theories were built by the simple understanding of the age of the child. As I read and

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    The concept of attachment was first introduced by John Bowlby (1969)‚ who emphasizes the importance of mother-child relationship. Attachment is the close‚ enduring emotional bond to parents or other caregiver‚ and it is necessary for normal social and emotional development. Mary Ainsworth further expanded upon Bowlby’s attachment theory in her “Strange Situation” study. She concluded that there were three styles of attachment: secure‚ resistant‚ and avoidant. A fourth attachment style was later added

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    Object Attachment Theory

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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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    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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    Evaluating Bowlby

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    survival. 2. Bowlby’s theory is that there is a critical or sensitive period for the development of attachment‚ which he believed was at 3-6 months old. There is research support that concludes that once the sensitive period has passed it is difficult to form attachments. Hodges and Tizzard (1989) studied children who had been placed in institutions when they were less than 4 months old until they were adolescents. They found that children who had formed no attachments had later difficulties

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    Explanations of Attachment – Learning Theory AO1: Learning Theory stated that all behaviour is learnt rather than innate and that we are born a ‘blank slate’. Behaviourists suggest that all behaviour is learned either through classical or operant conditioning. Classical Conditioning - Association Food produces pleasure‚ primary care giver (food giver) is associated with the food and becomes a conditioned stimulus. Operant Conditioning – Reward and punishment According to operant conditioning

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