Attachment theory was developed by John Bowlby‚ a child psychiatrist. Due to his work with children with mental and emotional disturbances‚ Bowlby noticed a patterns of attachment and the children response to stressful situations when separated from their primary caregiver These experiences eventually lead Bowlby and Robertson to consider the important of the bond between a caregiver and children and their effect on long-term emotional‚ social‚ and intellectual development into adult-hood. Attachment
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reading of Attachment and Loss by John Bowlby‚ Facilitating Development Attachment by Dan Hughes and Child Development by John W Santrock. I will also further discuss how all of the knowledge and understanding gained‚ informs my practice. Child Development by John W Sandtrock is a comprehensive look at all aspects of child development. In reading this I was able to relate my own experiences of working with children to the descriptions of learning‚ playing and many other aspects of development. Whilst
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one theory of attachment (12 marks) Bowlby’s theory is an evolutionary theory because‚ in his view attachment is a behavioural system that has evolved because of its survival value and‚ ultimately‚ its reproductive value. According to Bowlby‚ children have an innate drive to become attached to a caregiver because attachment has long-term benefits. Both attachment and imprinting ensure that a young animal stays close to a caregiver who will feed and protect the young animal. Thus attachment and imprinting
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Attachment Theory Bowlby’s description for attachment theory as a means for significant affectionate attachment bonds‚ created between people‚ where many types of emotional distress and personal diagnoses can be formed when this bond is lacking and/or separation is present or loss occurs (Berry & Danquah‚ 2015; Bowlby‚ 1977). This significance is developed from infancy between infants and their primary caregivers. This time period and proper attachment is pivotal in the development of a person’s
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In the movie‚ “The Squid and the Whale”‚ there are two children in the movie. Walt and Frank were raised by Joan and Bernard. This learner would state that Bernard have an insecure disorganized attachment style. Bernard would provide a wide arrange of emotions to their children (Siegel‚ 2014). Bernard would display a set of emotions for one day‚ then on another day‚ he would speak want to be attached with the children. In the movie‚ this happens when Bernard comes home from work. He desires to be
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The Attachment theory is the focal point of understanding the physically and emotional relationships among individuals that starts off with the first interactive love relationship that usually involves a primary caregiver as an infant which is usually your mother. Within the Attachment Theory it is the mother/child bond that develops the infant’s brain development to create self-esteem‚ how you view others‚ ability to trust and how to eventually develop a successful adult relationship. Parents that
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Has attachment theory had its day? There are many different views on attachment theory but the first and most recognised is that of John Bowlby. He argued that attachment was an instinctive biological need that begins at infancy and continues throughout life. (Elliot & Reis‚ 2003). Further to this Bowlby argued that babies who were separated from their mothers before becoming securely attached would find it impossible to bond with others and in later life would suffer ill affects from this
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The importance of a relationship between children and their parents is the most crucial factor in a child’s development and growth. Crittenden (2008) argues that strong love feelings and generous care that a mother provide to a child help in building this relationship. This topic will help in making people have a clear understanding of what is vital in parenting young children. It will make people understand the reason that make young children cry when their mothers are not in their environs. The
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test to measure basic literacy‚ language and mathematical ability. Cognitive ability is an important aspect of a child’s development‚ but this essay puts forward that play‚ social-emotional understanding and theory of mind are more important aspects in a child’s development‚ each impacting on a child’s cognitive and social development in some way. Social-emotional development refers to a child’s experience‚ management and expression of emotions as well as their ability to establish positive and
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