John Bowlby Attachment Theory Essay
Bowlby’s Attachment Theory
Bowlby’s attachment theory is based on the evolution. He suggests that when children are born they already are programed to form attachment with others because it is an important factor in surviving. Bowlby believed that need of attachment is instinctive and will be activated by any conditions that seem to threaten the achievement such as insecurity, separation and fear. He also mentioned that fear of strangers is also natural factor which is important in survival of the infant. New-born children also developed the tendency to display certain innate behaviours also called social releasers which help to ensure contact with the caregiver, these are crying, smiling, crawling etc. Which are specific behaviours to our …show more content…
When children are signalling their innate behaviours caregivers instinctively respond to their children’s behaviour creating a reciprocal pattern of interaction. This is the main base in Bowlby’s monotropy theory which says that ‘a failure to initiate or a breakdown of the maternal attachment would lead to serious negative consequences, even including affectionless psychopathy’. This theory led to the creation of his maternal deprivation …show more content…
He selected 44 juvenile delinquents to investigate their past. These 44 delinquents were referred to a child protection program in London because of stealing, Bowlby also selected another 44 group of children to act as a control group. Children from his control group were referred to clinic because of emotional problems, but haven’t committed any crimes yet. He asked parents of children from both group to state if they have been separated from their children for a least 6 month during their first 5 years of life. Bowlby found out that half of juvenile delinquents experienced deprivation of their mothers for more than 6 months. And in control group only 2 of children experienced such situation. He also found that 32% of thieves showed affectionless psychopathy syndromes. This experiment helped Bowlby to confirm his attachment
Bowlby’s attachment theory is based on the evolution. He suggests that when children are born they already are programed to form attachment with others because it is an important factor in surviving. Bowlby believed that need of attachment is instinctive and will be activated by any conditions that seem to threaten the achievement such as insecurity, separation and fear. He also mentioned that fear of strangers is also natural factor which is important in survival of the infant. New-born children also developed the tendency to display certain innate behaviours also called social releasers which help to ensure contact with the caregiver, these are crying, smiling, crawling etc. Which are specific behaviours to our …show more content…
When children are signalling their innate behaviours caregivers instinctively respond to their children’s behaviour creating a reciprocal pattern of interaction. This is the main base in Bowlby’s monotropy theory which says that ‘a failure to initiate or a breakdown of the maternal attachment would lead to serious negative consequences, even including affectionless psychopathy’. This theory led to the creation of his maternal deprivation …show more content…
He selected 44 juvenile delinquents to investigate their past. These 44 delinquents were referred to a child protection program in London because of stealing, Bowlby also selected another 44 group of children to act as a control group. Children from his control group were referred to clinic because of emotional problems, but haven’t committed any crimes yet. He asked parents of children from both group to state if they have been separated from their children for a least 6 month during their first 5 years of life. Bowlby found out that half of juvenile delinquents experienced deprivation of their mothers for more than 6 months. And in control group only 2 of children experienced such situation. He also found that 32% of thieves showed affectionless psychopathy syndromes. This experiment helped Bowlby to confirm his attachment