B1 I will be discussing the attachment theory which was produced by Bowlby as attachment has a strong link to safeguarding which allows me to link this theory to the title. Attachment plays a key role in a practitioner and child’s relationship‚ therefore linking it to the title as this theory is needed to form a secure‚ safe and confident bond between key person and child. “Bowlby argued that the bonds formed by children with their earliest care giver have a profound impact” (www.safeguardingchildrenea
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Bowlby’s Attachment Theory Bowlby’s attachment theory is based on the evolution. He suggests that when children are born they already are programed to form attachment with others because it is an important factor in surviving. Bowlby believed that need of attachment is instinctive and will be activated by any conditions that seem to threaten the achievement such as insecurity‚ separation and fear. He also mentioned that fear of strangers is also natural factor which is important in survival of the
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John Bowlby was the first scientist to use the term attachment (Custance‚ 2012)‚ proposing a theory in the 1950’s to try and establish how and why attachment develops. Bowlby wanted to move away from the behaviourist approach that had gone before. Another influential name in the study of attachment was Mary Ainsworth who was member of John Bowlby’s research group in London at that time (Custance‚ 2012). After initial misgivings around Bowlby’s work‚ Ainsworth saw the relevance in mother/child
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Bowlby began his work in psychology as a psychiatrist for the Child Guidance Clinic in London. While treating emotionally disturbed children in London it prompted Bowlby to begin conducting research focusing on the importance of the relationship between the mother and the child as it relates to the child’s social‚ emotional and cognitive development. Specifically‚ it shaped his belief about the connection between early infant separations with the mother and this led Bowlby to develop
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discussion of John Bowl by’s theory of attachment‚ this is one of the most used theories in children’s social work today. I will then discuss the origins of attachment theory‚ with giving an overview of what attachment theory consists of. In addition I will critically analyse this theory by incorporating other theorist’s views. Further I will give a brief account of how Mary Ainsworth researched attachment and her outcomes and classifications‚ which strengthened and widened the theory. Finally I will discuss
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schooling experience aligns with the Ainsworth-Bowlby study on attachment theory. Formally established in the year 1991‚ the two psychologists - Mary Ainsworth and John Bowlby - worked separately on their studies‚ yet in conjunction for developing the overall behavioral theory. Ainsworth “formulated the concept of material sensitivity to infant signals and its role in the development of the infant-mother attachment patterns” (Bretherton 759); in addition‚ Bowlby “revolutionized [our] thinking about a child’s
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might have life-long effects (Bowlby 1969). Young children do not have the ability to verbally express what they need to their caregivers‚ so children often convey their needs through their behavior. Parents are often unmindful of their child’s feelings or the mental depictions of their emotions. This un-mindfulness can cause adverse effects to a child’s positive attachment goals later in life but being mindful of these feelings can help to develop healthy attachment relationship’s (Flemming‚ 2008)
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John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth pertaining to the topic of attachment theory. Attachment is an important concept to understand within the context of modern society. As human history has progressed‚ so has the complexity of social structure. Bowlby and Ainsworth made observations of contemporary tendencies and connected these behaviors to security‚ parental presence and then made predictions as to how attachment can predict a person’s future behavior. One benefit gained through knowing attachment theory
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adapt. John Bowlby‚ who is best known as the father of attachment‚ was a psychoanalyst (like Freud) and believed that mental health and behavioral problems could be attributed to early childhood. (Hernandez‚ 2017). Attachment refers to a deep‚ enduring emotional bond or psychological connection to another person‚ primarily a caregiver. The quality of attachment is seen as critical to psychological well-being. (Hernandez‚ 2017). Kirst-Ashman & Zastrow (2013)‚ defined attachment theory as “an important
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work on attachment. Refer to the work of at least one other researcher in your answer. (12 marks) Attachment theory was developed in the 1950’s by psychoanalyst John Bowlby‚ who defined attachment as a ‘lasting psychological connectedness between human beings’. Whilst working with James Robertson in 1952‚ he observed that children experienced intense distress when separated from their mothers and if fed by other caregivers‚ the child’s anxiety did not diminish. This led to his theories of attachment
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