Attachment theory

Attachment Theory Attachment theory is a concept developed by John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth. Both Bowlby and Ainsworth were inspired by Sigmund Freud and other psychoanalytic. According to Bowlby, a child’s relationship with his or her mother can be described “through separation, deprivation, and bereavement” (Bretherton, 1992, p. 759). Some medically-fragile children develop attachment issues with their parents or caregivers in a family-based care or institutional care. HIV-positive children…

researchers have completed work exploring attachment theory and the long-term effects that early parent-child attachments have on people’s lives and relationships. This research has found that early attachment patterns extend across the lifespan and affect a variety of different aspects in people’s lives. With this in mind, this paper sought to provide an overview of the research currently available regarding the effects of early parent-child attachments on the well-being, social adjustment, and…

Attachment Theory The attachment theory validates how the relationship between a parent and a child influence their maturation in early childhood stages. First originated by John Bowlby, his theory ultimately demonstrated that children who are attached to their parents are influenced by the parents delinquent/criminal behaviors that lead to similar tendencies when they grow older (McLeod). Concluded in multiple experiments, the attachment theory and the relationship between the child and parent…

The two theories that can better explain this problem is John’s Bowlby attachment theory and Erik Erickson eight stages of development. The first theory explains how important attachment is between a newborn and their caregivers. The attachment theory talks about a child’s biological development and the attachment between a child and their primary caregivers. Bowlby believes that it is important that in order for a child to survive he or she must have a good bond and relationship with their…

Psychologist Mary Ainworth developed a theory on the importance of the varying types of attachment between caregiver and child through experimental research in 1969. Ainworth created an assessment technique known as the Strange Situation Classification or SSC. The Strange Situation Classification was tested on infants, (mostly one to two year olds) and it demonstrated the responses of infants when separated from their mothers. The experiment was held in a room with a mother, baby and a complete…

Through attachment, a child has the ability to advance his or her cognitive skills created by relationship bonding between the child and caregiver. According to Sigelman & Rider, attachment “is a strong affectional tie that binds a person to an intimate companion (Sigelman & Rider, 2009). John Bowlby (1969), developer of attachment theory, believed that children who formed a continuing socio-emotional bond with an adult is more likely to survive in the world that he or she lives in. Attachment…

Attachment Theory. School Shootings can have life-changing effects on young people victimized by the event. Each survivor of this trauma is unique and pulls on various resources to contribute to psychological recovery. The ability of an individual to process the event, cope, make sense of, and regulate their emotions, all play a key role in recovery after a school shooting and are linked to Attachment Theory. Attachment Theory, originated by John Bowlby, a British psychologist,…

John Bowlby One of the most classic theories of attachment was provided by John Bowbly in the 1950s. He suggested that there was a link between children's mental health and later outcomes in life and children's needs to be with their parents. During the Second World War, him and other doctors wrote a letter to protest against children under five being evacuated and being separated from their families. He published a book called 'Maternal Care and Mental Health' in which he showed how important…

A fundamental tenet of attachment theory is that the parent’s caregiving behaviour shapes a child’s internal working model of self and others. Children, who experience sensitive and consistent caregiving, develop secure working models of relationships, whereas children who experience rejecting or inconsistent relationships tend to develop insecure working models. According to Cassidy (1994) an important attribute of the secure model is the view that emotion expression is acceptable, that such…

Reflections When looking at how this relates to what we are learning in class or how theory relates to practice when there is developmental trauma individuals will continue to recapitulate their trauma until they are able to work it through with a different result. In regards to attachment theory individuals will attempt to get their needs met both emotionally and physically. If they are not able to fully get these needs met they will continue to replay their situation. If they can get the…