Attachment theory

3.1 and 3.2 According to McLeod (2007), attachment is a theory developed by psychologists to describe how a child interacts with their parents or carer. John Bowlby (1907 - 1990) was a psychoanalyst who believed people with mental health and behavioural problems could be how the person was brought up as a child. He named his theory the theory of attachment. This theory suggest that parent behaviour towards a child can have either positive or negative effect on the child. For example, if a parent…

Attachment theories explain bonds between infants and caregivers while Cognitive theories attempts to explain human behavior by understanding my thought processes. For Attachment Theory, the requirement is to identify what kind of attachment was had as an infant. As with most infants I needed my parents in order to develop and always needed them around at all parts of the day. My attachment level to important people in my life still shows struggles of separation anxiety even as an adult.…

stability. Thus, attachment is inherently an interdependent quality. Once a sense of safely is established, individuals can explore their environment and learn. According to attachment theory, humans develop an attachment style by attaching to their caregiver, establishing an internal working model of how relationships should work based on that relationship, and using these models to determine beliefs about emotional availability in a given…

("Your Personality," n.d.) Psychologists refer to these individual differences as attachment styles. Personal Patterns of Attachment According to the survey I took on personal patterns of attachment, my results represented my personal patterns of attachment are fearful-avoidant. Generally, people who are fearfully avoidant in their relationships are uncomfortable and may depend on others depending on serving as an attachment figure. Moreover, they worry that others may not be there emotionally…

named this attachment), that should ideally occur between an infant and mother, and his results found they later exhibited behaviors associated with psychological disorders. Harry Harlow is famous for his ‘wire monkeys’ series of experiments that he performed in the 1950’s. This experiment is salient to me because it shows just how powerful a sense of comfort truly is. I found it amazing that the monkeys…

Attachment Theory. Attachment Theory is based on the findings and observation of John Bowlby. He studied a child’s bond with his or her caregiver and reactions of separation. The theory emphasizes the importance of these interactions. (Zastrow, C., & Kirst-Ashman, K, 2013) Mary Ainsworth, expanded on Bowlby’s theory by testing his ideas. She developed the Strange Situation a demonstrated episode of mother and child and his or her interactions with a stranger. The mother interacts with the…

Biophysical When babies are born the weight a little more than 7 pounds ( Ashford & Lecroy, 2010, p.246). Raziel was born completely healthy, with no problems, weighing about eight pounds. Raziel had no problems during birth according to his mother. By my observations, Raziel has been developing well, for his age. His brain development and physical growth show that Raziel is heading on the right path, his mother said that she is blessed that he came out healthy because she was sometimes nervous…

Attachment Theory As a perinatal social worker working with Asmina to help address the psychosocial issues that are affecting her relationship with her baby, attachment theory is utilised as a theoretical framework. Attachment theory is derived from psychodynamic and psychoanalytic ideas by Bowlby (1989) and Ainsworth (1970) respectively. This theory centres on the emphasis of an individual specifically infants, having strong physical and emotional attachments to a primary caregiver for their…

Attachment is an emotional relationship that involves an exchange of comfort, care, and pleasure, as well as it is an important part of romantic love, as attachment styles influence relationships. The main focus of this essay is to compare and contrast the following romantic attachments, which includes the Attachment Theory and Interpersonal Theories of attraction. Firstly, this essay will provide a brief description of both theories and apply the theories to interpersonal attraction and…

risk despite the high factors of danger. Some of the stories include; a teen riding on the back of a TTC train, a young woman becoming stranded on a crane hook, and young males terrorizing high school and communities in British Colombia. The Attachment Theory is…