John Bowlby, a British psychiatrist, known for his work with the “attachment theory” and joint work with Mary Ainsworth, an American-Canadian psychologist. His theory: “the infant and young child should experience a warm, intimate, and continuous relationship with his mother (or permanent mother substitute) in which both find satisfaction and enjoyment.”
John Bowlby believed just like Freud, that mental health as well as behavioral issues could be traced and attributed back to the child’s early