Application Of Attachment Theory On The Strange Situation

Main Idea Attachment, as defined by “Infants, Children, and Adolescents” is the strong emotional connection that develops between an infant and caregiver, which provides the infant with a sense of joy, comfort, and emotional security (Berk, 2012, p. 264). Between 6 to 12 months of age, infants typically have developed said strong emotional connection to familiar people who have responded to their need for comfort, care, and other needs. While many individuals might suggest that a baby’s emotional

Introduction John Bowlby developed his Attachment Theory to examine and explore the contextual relationships between a child and their caregiver and their behavioral repercussions. He describes it is “a way of conceptualizing the propensity of human beings to make strong affectional bonds to particular others and of explaining the many forms of emotional distress and personality disturbance, including anxiety, anger, depression, and emotional detachment, to which unwilling separation and loss

September 2014 Attachment Theory 1. Define attachment, including reference to key theorists/researchers in this field and the contributions they have made. Attachment style theory describes the type of attachment an infant has with its mother or other main care giver which is generally first observed in a child around 5 to 7 months of age and may continue to shape them and their relationships for the rest of their lives (Smith, Cowie & Blades, 2011; Downey & Feldman, 1996). Attachment is an affectionate

Summer 2006 A Brief History of Attachment Theory The theory of attachment was originally developed by John Bowlby (1907 - 1990), a British psychoanalyst who observed intense and distressful behaviors among orphans in hospitals during and after World War II. Between 1948 and 1952 Bowlby, along with his employee and then colleague, James Robertson, came to realize that infants who had been separated from their parents were not able to form an attachment with a primary caregiver, leading

It can be applied to early development studies of attachment theory, such as those by John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth, and carried over to our studies of romance and love through the works of Robert J. Sternberg. Many of our class lessons have focused on cause and effect: childhood cause and adulthood effect. Thus it is not strange to note, Sternberg’s research, the triangular theory of love, is impacted by Bowlby and Ainsworth’s attachment theory. As we notice within each stage and style of relationship

relationship and fearful or disoriented attachment; and to determine whether there was a difference between sexes in the activation relationship between fathers and their toddlers. The activation relationship is based on activation theory, or the idea that a child’s confidence is a result of the promotion by parents of risk-taking behavior during exploration. Most literature in the area of parent-child attachment focuses on the mother as the primary attachment figure.

with attachment disorders during childhood, highlighting the importance of defining the narrow definition of an attachment disorder to guide assessment and treatment. I then will turn to the assessment of attachment in clinical settings and the methodological issues associated with translating research-based assessments into practice. Finally, I will focus on treatment describing some interventions that are closely derived from attachment theory and the dangers of misapplying attachment theory to practice

so many beautiful observations.  Our text Theories of Development Concepts and Applications by William Crain outlines human development by many theorists.  A few of those are John Bowlby, Mary D.S. Ainsworth, and  Erik H. Erikson.  I couldn 't help but reminisce about the stages of my own children’s growth while reading the work of Bowlby, Ainsworth and Erikson.  I remember having my young children with me when ever it was possible, but what attachments to them might I have missed while I was busy

The study of the Attachment by Harry Harlow and Mary Ainsworth The word love brings us many meanings. But how do we learn to love? Is it something that we born with, like kind of pre-programmed behaviour or is it a something that we learn during our development? Do we bound to others because of something that we receive on exchange or the constant proximity forms the bound? The comprehension of what defines emotional attachments or the emotional bounding to others, either in humans or other

Introduction Attachment theory centers around relationships and bonds formed between people. It generally focuses on long term relationships such as parents or caregivers and children. The theme of the theory is that if the primary caregiver is responsive to a child’s needs, then he or she will develop a sense of security. If a parent or caregiver does not provide this, a child will have trouble attaching and forming relationships in the future. There are theorists who have explored and researched