Emotionally-Focused Therapy Related to Attachment Theory Jordan Gies Metropolitan State University PSY 2150 To love and be loved in return is essential for an individual’s happiness. In accordance with many other aspects of life‚ marital status as been linked to influencing ones life in a positive way; making it happier (Stack‚ Eshleman‚ 527). The problem with this is that not all marriages stay healthy and good. With divorce rates raging from 40%-50% in the United States‚ there ends up being a
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Carer-infant relationship during infancy is very important to a child .As it is possible that the child may encounter long-term negative effect if the relationship between carer and infant is not intimacy. So‚ parents relationship has great influence to the child’s development and behavior in life. According to Bowlby’s viewpoint‚ he suggested attachment theory. Bowlby described the concept of attachment as a "lasting psychological connectedness between human beings" (Bowlby‚ 1969‚p.194).It
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The impacts of infants attachment in their early stages can never be overlooked. It forms the basis of their development and interaction with others especially caregivers. John Bowlby defined attachment as a “lasting psychological connectedness between human beings” (1969‚ p.194). Nativist sees the connectedness as a biological process; empiricist‚ however‚ perceives connectedness as a learning curve through interaction with the environment. This essay will look at Bowlby’s evolutionary theory and
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John Bowlby first introduced the theory of emotional attachment in the 1960’s when he conducted research on toddlers who were hospitalized for long periods of time due to chronic illnesses (Shaffer‚ 2009). In his observations he noticed how children slowly began to show signs of apathy and unresponsiveness to toys as well as other people and eventually showed indifference towards the presence and absence of their mothers (Shaffer‚ 2009). However the most concerning result of all this was the toddlers
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In this essay it is going to go into detail on John Bowlby’s Attachment theory‚ Erik Erikson’s stages of development‚ FREUD and ROGERS. Each theory will be explained and how it can demonstrate differences between individuals. Firstly‚ this essay is going to discuss John Bowlby’s Attachment Theory‚ which was developed in 1969(REFERENCE)‚ and how it can identify differences between individuals. According to Gross (2015)‚ an attachment is: “…an intense emotional relationship that is specific to two
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Attachment is the relationship or bond between the child and his/her main caregiver (“Attachment Theory‚” 2012). A child’s close attachment to his/her primary caregiver helps the child develop and is very important throughout a child’s life. Research has shown that children need at least one close relationship with a primary caregiver in order to develop (“Babies Remember Moments of Neglect‚” 2010). Different attachment types are able relate to a caregivers parenting style and have the ability to
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According to attachment theory and in accordance with ecological views of development such as that of Bronfenbrenner‚ the child develops within a network of influences that impact a child from various levels (Egeland & Carlson‚ 2004). Psychopathology is not caused by disturbed early experience in a linear way; rather it is a developmental construction resulting from the transactional process as the evolving person interacts with the environment (Egeland & Carlson‚ 2004; Sroufe‚ Carlson‚ Levy & Egeland
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Other research with adopted children has shown that indiscriminate behavior may endure even after the children form some sort of attachment to their adoptive parents. If the adopted child goes to their parents for comfort and protection but still tends to approach strangers‚ those signs do show us that it represents attachment behaviors. Children who have experienced a neglectful caregiving environment have clearly demonstrated a high risk of having either RAD or DSED (Zeanah‚ Gleason‚ 2015‚ 209)
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According to Wright and Leahey (2013) the developmental life cycle of the family includes income class‚ relationship status of parents‚ and professional relationships. The JL family is a middle-class family‚ living above the median income for the Minnesota County of residence (United States Census Bureau [USCB]‚ 2014). The ability to be a single parent and have an income above the median‚ helps JL maintain her family living expenses and pay her student loans. JL is a doctoral-prepared nursing faculty
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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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