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John Bowlby Attachment Theory

Created by: Sharon McCoy & Alisha Slieff

ECE3520 Summer 2014

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Who is John Bowlby?

Lived from 1907 to 1990 Born in London to upper class family Raised by nanny and attended

boarding school Bowlby attended Trinity College,

Cambridge, where he studied psychology and spent time working with delinquent children

Became an psychoanalyst in 1937 and he served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during World War II

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Beginnings of Attachment Theory

In 1940, the World Health Organization asked him to write a health report about the orphans (including infants) after World War II.

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Theory Basics

Secure attachment between an infant and caregiver has positive outcome that affects relationship throughout their life

Infants need a secure base, someone they trust, in order to develop normally

For a secure attachment, the caregiver must be responsive to their needs

If their needs are not meet an insecure attachment may form that can lead to unhealthy development

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Characteristics of Attachment

Safe HavenWhen the child feels threatened or afraid, she or he can return to the caregiver for comfortSecure BaseThe caregiver provides a secure and dependable base for the child to explore the worldProximity MaintenanceThe child strives to stay near the caregiver, thus keeping the child safe.Separation DistressWhen separated from the caregiver, the child will become upset and distressed.

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Beliefs for Theory

“Bowlby argued that babies are born with behaviors---crying, smiling, clinging---that elicit caregiving from parent” (Rathus 2008).“He observed that separated infants would go to extraordinary lengths (e.g., crying, clinging, frantically searching) to prevent separation from their parents or to reestablish proximity to a missing parent”(Fraley, C. R. 2010).

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Colleague Mary Ainsworth

Worked with and utilized Bowlby’s Theory of Attachment for developing her “Strange Situation” to measure “attachment” of infants to their main caregiver in a laboratory setting. Ainsworth’s attachments styles: Secure Attachment Avoidant/Insecure Attachment Resistant/Ambivalent Attachment

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References

Cherry, K. (N.D.). John Bowlby Biography (1907-1990). Retrieved June 26, 2014 from

http://psychology.about.com/od/profilesal/p/john-bowlby.htm

Fraley, R.C. (2010). A Brief Overview of Adult Attachment and Theory. Retrieved June 28, 2014 from

http://internal.psychology.illinois.edu/~rcfraley/attachment.htm

Heller, L. (2009). A Brief Description of Attachment Theory. Retrieved June 26, 2014 from

http://www.thenannydoctor.com/at.php

Korb, K.A. (N.D.). Attachment Theory. Retrieved June 26, 2014 from

korbedpsych.com/LinkedFiles/680_08AttachmentTheory.ppt

Rathus, S.A. (2008). Childhood Voyages in Development. Belmont: Thomson Higher Education