To begin to understand the attachment theory one must first understand and have a clear definition of what attachment is. From my point of view attachment is a lasting, secure and positive bond between a child and a caregiver, a reciprocal relationship. Attachment, as a behavioral system introduced by Bowlby (1969, 1973, 1979, 1980), is thus a set of behaviors (crying, smiling, clinging, moving, looking, etc.) that function together to achieve proximity to the primary caregiver. The biological purpose of such an innate behavioral system is to keep the infant close to the mother and protect it during its early and most vulnerable years. Attachments can be damaged if the relationship between the caregiver and infant is broken. According
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They will try to cling on to the parent to stop them from leaving. Baby Jessica was being separated from the only family she had known since infancy to 2 years old. Even though they were her biological parents, they were complete strangers to her. Therefore, her screaming while she was being taking away was her cry for help.
Robertson and Bowlby’s second stage is despair, the child is protesting beings to stop and they appear to be calmer although still upset. The child refuses others attempts for comfort and often seems withdrawn and uninterested in anything. I believe that during this stage, Baby Jessica got use to her surrounding, but was still unsure about her parents.
The last and final stage is detachment, if separation continues the child will start to engage with other people again. They will reject the caregiver on their return and show strong signs of anger. I believe Baby Jessica eventually started to show improvement with her situation and when she saw her adoptive parents, she was angry with them, because she thought they left her when she needed them.
Her long term adjustment, I believe lead her to have what Bowlby called affectionless psychopathy, which is an inability to show affection or concern for other, depression, and increased
They will try to cling on to the parent to stop them from leaving. Baby Jessica was being separated from the only family she had known since infancy to 2 years old. Even though they were her biological parents, they were complete strangers to her. Therefore, her screaming while she was being taking away was her cry for help.
Robertson and Bowlby’s second stage is despair, the child is protesting beings to stop and they appear to be calmer although still upset. The child refuses others attempts for comfort and often seems withdrawn and uninterested in anything. I believe that during this stage, Baby Jessica got use to her surrounding, but was still unsure about her parents.
The last and final stage is detachment, if separation continues the child will start to engage with other people again. They will reject the caregiver on their return and show strong signs of anger. I believe Baby Jessica eventually started to show improvement with her situation and when she saw her adoptive parents, she was angry with them, because she thought they left her when she needed them.
Her long term adjustment, I believe lead her to have what Bowlby called affectionless psychopathy, which is an inability to show affection or concern for other, depression, and increased