Exploring and Applying Attachment Theory Ashly Peterson University of Southern Queensland Exploring and Applying Attachment Theory According to Bowlby’s (1969) attachment theory‚ an adaptive‚ enduring bond exists between mothers and infants that ensures an infant’s physical and emotional survival. This Darwin-based theory states that infants are innately equipped with social releasers‚ such as crying or cooing‚ to gain their mother’s attention and comfort in real or perceived situations of
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the world for putting a scientific label to motherly love and its importance to a child. He called his evidences Attachment Theory. Bowlby’s thesis was that the success of all relationships in life is dependent on the success of the first one‚ specifically the bond between the infant or small child and his mother or primary guardian. As unemotional as the sound of the word “attachment” may sound‚ it defines a phenomenon that a mother’s love does so only imperfectly and that is the mutual love of
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explanations of attachments such as learning theory and Bowlby’s theory (12 marks) The learning theory is about learning through association or reward. There are a few main features that make up the learning theory of attachment. It is thought that the attachment is formed from the person who changes them‚ feeds them and shows them the most love and attention. It is also believed that the first attachment is often the person who looks after the child the most; the first attachment figure can remove
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evaluate the learning theory of attachment The learning theory‚ firstly proposed by Dolland Miller (1950) argues that attachment is a form of nurture and so is learnt. Behaviourists came up with the idea that it is learnt either through classical or operant conditioning. The learning theory was introduced by behaviourists who base most of their explanation on the effects of nurturing. They proposed that all behaviour is learned rather than inborn and In terms of attachment‚ through either classical
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Outline and evaluate the evolutionary theory of attachment Bowlby came up with this theory and believed that attachment is innate and adaptive. His theory states that we are born with an inherited need to form an attachment in order to help us survive. This involved Darwins theory of natural selection as any behaviour that helps you survive will be kept in the gene pool. In terms of humans‚ babies are helpless and rely completely on the primary caregiver which is normally the mother. Interestingly
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Attachment-based therapy (children) Attachment-based therapy is a phrase intended to apply to interventions or approaches based on attachment theory‚ originated by John Bowlby. These range from individual therapeutic approaches to public health programs to interventions specifically designed for foster carers.[1] Although attachment theory has become a major scientific theory of socioemotional development with one of the broadest‚ deepest research lines in modern psychology‚ attachment theory has
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am choosing to write about the Attachment Theory‚ because the concepts of this theory had captured my attention during class. The Attachment Theory was discovered by John Bowlby‚ which he had examined and analyzed the relationships between a child and their caregiver. Bowlby was attempting to understand the extreme distress from infants‚ who had been separated from their parents‚ which left the infants in discomfort. The most important stages of the Attachment Theory is during the first nine months
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Attachment Theories and Parenting Styles Humans are social beings and need to be with others and form relationships but our relationship behaviors do not "come naturally" and they need to be learned similar to other social skills (Schneider‚ Gruman & Coutts‚ 2005‚ p.77). Many psychologists argue that the kind of relationships infants have with their primary caregivers is the blueprint for the later life relationships (Schneider‚ Gruman & Coutts‚ 2005). Behaviors in adult relationships’ are influenced
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As teenagers‚ we’ve all waited for the day where we could live by ourselves. It might not be as easy as we think though. The Attachment Theory originates from John Bowlby‚ who worked as a psychiatrist at the Child Guidance Clinic in London. This theory states that a strong emotional and physical attachment to at least one primary caregiver is critical to personal development. Loss of a strong bond in your early years can lead to anxiety‚ maternal deprivation‚ and affectionless psychopathy. Anxiety
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Attachment theory was first proposed by John Bowlby but was further expanded on and confirmed by Mary D. Salter Ainsworth (Andrews‚ 2010). British psychiatrist‚ John Bowlby‚ theorized that infants saw their parents as their safe and secure cornerstone; that these individuals in their life would always be there to protect them. Bowlby’s theory stated that there are several actions an infant performs that increase their likelihood of survival. The action of an infant smiling‚ crying and adhering
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