Social workers feel comfortable using these theories because these theories have research behind them. Lorenz research had to do with imprinting. Lorenz observed the way animals imprinted with their young and with geese imprinting on him. Bowlby researched how to do with attachment which is like imprinting. Bowlby research was seeing how children would react when children were separated from their mothers. Most children immediately reacted very scared without their mothers and would start to cry and call for her. Bowlby theory of attachment helps us understand how children attach to their parents and how they reach an age where they feel comfortable on their own. This research can help us understand how children without parents impact their
