Attachment theory

Since Bowlby proposed the Attachment Theory in 1958 other scientists have discovered that an uncertain attachment during the early years can notably strain both the developing brain and body, thus resulting in long-term psychological and physical problems. This means that there is a significant impact on the child if an attachment isn’t formed, as during their early years babies experience relationships through their senses. However, “attachment influences a child’s immediate all-round…

Developmental theories are commonly utilized to provide a framework for understanding children’s behavior (Miller, 2011). Among these theories are John Bowlby’s Attachment Theory and Erik Erikson’s theory on psychosocial development. Bowlby’s Attachment theory explains how children develop an attachment to another individual. The term attachment is described as a dynamic relationship that is formed through the experience of interactions with others (Miller, 2011). On the other hand, Erikson’s…

Attachment is a strong deep meaningful and loving bond that develops over time the bond is reciprocal. There are many types of bonds for example the bond between mother and child, father and child, owner and pet and the bond between partners i.e.; husband and wife. The two theories of attachment here to evaluate are ‘the learning theory’ and ‘the evolutionary theory’. The learning theory by Dollard & Miller (1950) this is also known as the behaviourist theory this states that attachment is a…

of Yale Paetzold, R. L., Rholes, W. S., & Kohn, J. L. looked into whether self-judgment and adult attachment dimensions intervene between the affiliation of CEM and romantic relationship fulfilment in a trial of functioning young adults who are college undergraduate students. They believed intervention model base test was the key of a rising hypothetical structure integrating character and attachment in the research of romantic relationships. The outcomes of this study proved that the negative…

psychoanalysis, Bowlby (1951) formulated the “Attachment theory” that became seminal in the area of child development and attachment to mother. In the literature, child attachment to mother has found support as being important for the child development (Bowlby, 1951; Condon, Corkindale, & Boyce, 2008). In addition, a number of authors studied the importance of mother’s attachment to the child, and found that maternal response behaviours to the child’s attachment can affect child’s feelings of…

representations of their attachment orientation alter individuals’ memories of incidents in their relationship. Adult attachment orientations in this research are examined mainly on two dimensions: attachment avoidance and anxiety. Researchers constructed their hypothesis based on the attachment theory which states an individual’s attachment system shapes their thoughts and behavior when distressed. The researchers hypothesized that individuals with avoidant attachment orientations would recall…

not require intervention (Thomson & Leeds, 2014). Infants communicate their needs to their caregiver through crying (Soltis, 2004), thus, being able to evaluate the infant’s cries is an important skill for caregivers to develop. Applying Theory Attachment Attachment is the connection that forms between a main caregiver. John Bowlby (1970) found that a child’s emotional development is built on a foundation of trust and security. While working with rebellious adolescents, Bowlby found parallels…

Erik Erikson was a developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst, best known for his theory on psychosocial development of human beings. John Bowlby a psychologist, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst are known for his interest in child development and for his pioneering work in attachment theory. Both aspired to understand the importance of human development and the importance of many factors that play in an individual’s life to ensure the human well-being from a social perspective. Bowlby and…

One of the major theories in social work practice is object relations theory, this theory stems from psychodynamic theory. Though object relations theory is a much disputed theory in which many theorist have contributed, two of the most well known theorist with regards to object relations theory were two pediatrician Donald Winnicott and Margaret Mahler. Though both theorists have different views they also have many commonalities. According to the reading “Theories for Direct Social Work…

her younger sister and gives mom a hug before they exit the school. Children A is attached to parent A, but does not necessary need to maintain constant proximity with parent A. Children A is able to play with younger sister as she has a secure attachment even if parent A is not close by. On the other hand I am usually reading a book to children B when parent B shows up. The moment children B sees her parent B walk in she runs and gives parent B a hug and a kiss. Children B gets her backpack and…