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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In our practice a lot of theories underpin our work including‚ but not limited to; Systems Theory (Ecological and Family)‚ Attachment Theory‚ Neurobiology of childhood Trauma‚ cognitive theory‚ behavioural theory and social learning theory as well as psycho social developmental theory. An understanding of child development is central to working in OOHC. Maslow and other theorists have highlighted the range of needs that children have‚ including physiological‚ security‚ social‚ egotistical and psychological
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these models‚ highlighting my strengths and areas for development. I emphasise 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
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Outline the learning theory explanation of attachments. The learning theory proposes that attachment behaviours are learnt through the imitation of the attachment figures meaning they are not innate. One explanation of how this happens is through Classical Conditioning. In the Learning Theory Classical Conditioning is the forming of an attachment through association. The Learning Theory states that when a baby is born they naturally want food. When the mother feeds the baby it automatically associates
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Running Head: Teen Pregnancy Teenage Pregnancies and Health Risks Betty Samuelsen Western Governors University Teen girls should refrain from the peer pressure of becoming pregnant. Becoming pregnant at a young age may have consequences with the range of seriousness. Pregnant teens are encouraging others to become pregnant in the form of peer pressure. Teens are watching too much television that encourages them to become pregnant. Pregnancy is a major reason that the dropout rate of teen
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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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Attachment theories are important to consider as it has been backed up by theorists that unstable or interrupted attachments in childhood carry out into adulthood. A child/young person needs attachments with their caregivers in order to thrive in their environment. According to Bowlby‚ attachment patterns are formed in the context of early life experiences with caregivers‚ and maintained by later interpersonal relationships in adulthood. Attachment patterns become internalized
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one receives throughout the life cycle. Ecological systems theory states that a person is largely reliant on their environment. The two are so intricately woven that it is nearly impossible to separate the two in an effort to assign responsibility for human characteristics. In basic terms‚ the environment affects the person just as significantly as the person affects the environment. Concepts which contributed to the development of this theory have been recognized since the conception of the social
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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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Attachment and a deep connection to our birthmother are engrained in us from the moment we take our first breath of air. Infants or better described as dependents‚ create defense mechanisms as tools to deal with negative emotions felt during a period of worry and anxiety. Crying‚ clinging and frenetically searching is experienced by most mammals‚ and are looked at as attachment behaviors to alert caregivers that the dependent is in a time of need. The theory of attachment was developed by John Bowlby
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