evaluates the contributions of Bowlby‚ Ainsworth‚ Murray-Parkes‚ Kubler-Ross and Worden‚ as well as later theorists‚ to their respective fields. I demonstrate how I already work with some of these models‚ highlighting my strengths and areas for development. I emphasise some influences on Bowlby’s work‚ leading to his trilogy Attachment 1969; Separation 1973; and Loss‚ Sadness and Depression 1980; demonstrating how attachments in infancy may shape our attachment styles in later life. Pietromonaco
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Outline Mary Ainsworth’s ‘strange situation’ study and discuss how this has influenced our understanding of the importance of a child’s attachment to the primary caregiver. In 1970 Mary Ainsworth expanded greatly upon Bowblys original work and devised an experiment called the Strange situation. The study focused on the behaviour ‚in relation to attachment‚ of infants who were 12-18 months of age when their mother left the purpose built lab play room. The infants were watched through video cameras
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The attachment theory came about in the early 1950’s from psychologists John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth. The definition of attachment according to Bowlby is the enduring deep emotional bond between a child and a specific caregiver. Bowlby described attachment as a “lasting psychological connectedness between human beings” (Bowlby‚ 1969‚ p. 194). Bowlby believed that attachment characterized human experience from "the cradle to the grave." Attachment is not only present in infants but it continues
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The concept of attachment was first introduced by John Bowlby (1969)‚ who emphasizes the importance of mother-child relationship. Attachment is the close‚ enduring emotional bond to parents or other caregiver‚ and it is necessary for normal social and emotional development. Mary Ainsworth further expanded upon Bowlby’s attachment theory in her “Strange Situation” study. She concluded that there were three styles of attachment: secure‚ resistant‚ and avoidant. A fourth attachment style was later added
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experiment titled the “Stranger situation” psychologists Mary Aninsworth (expanding on work done by Bowlby) observed children between the age of 12 to 18 months. She was interested in their response at being left alone and then reunited with their mothers. The results led her to 3 major attachment styles. In 1986‚ researchers Main and Solomon added a fourth attachment style. A number of studies since then have confirmed that the attachment style that develops in a child’s early years of life will
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Diagnostic Essay My family has influenced me to be exactly who I am today. They have shown me the paths that I do not want to go on‚ and the paths that I do. Every action that I make today‚ I think about how my parents would react before doing so. I’ve seen many people go down the wrong path and not even stop to think about how they are affecting their family. My little close knit family keeps me sane‚ even on my darker days. My family never had the money to spoil me as a child‚ so instead of going out
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Bowlby’s Evolutionary Theory of Attachment. (12mark) Attachment can be described using two theories‚ one being Bowlby’s attachment theory which is based on an evolutionary perspective. The theory suggests that evolution has produced a behaviour that is essential to the survival to allow the passing on of genes. An infant that keeps close to their mother is more likely to survive. The traits that lead to that attachment will be naturally selected. Bowlby has the idea that attachment has evolved and it is
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THEORISTS Bowlby‚J Attachment theory is highly regarded as a well-researched of infant and toddler behaviour and in the field of mental health. Attachment ? Attachment is a special relationship that involves an exchange of comfort‚ care‚ and pleasure. Bowlby shared the psychiatric view that early experiences in childhood have an important influence on development and behaviour in later life. The early attachment styles are established in childhood through the infant/caregiver relationship. Proximity
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Attachment styles have been studied for many centuries. The quest to understand how we develop these attachments and what affects them has led to many studies throughout history. Mary Ainsworth’s studies and research are the most well-known when it comes to attachment styles. From her research and studies we have developed three main attachment styles. These styles are secure attachment style‚ avoidant attachment style‚ and anxious/ambivalent attachment style. Each person will fall somewhere within
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1. How has photography influenced your life? If photography didn’t exist‚ how would the world be different? What place does photography have in society and in our lives? Photography has influenced my life by ultimately making it more vivid. Seeing candid photos I’ve taken allow me to travel back to that moment and see things exactly as they were. Creative photography can have an effect on my mood and inspire me. It’s nice to look at photographs even if they don’t have any personal significance.
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