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John Bowlby

John Bowlby. By: Preetie Cheema , Qian Ying Lee, Aish Purushothaman , Jamila Shairzad 10H. Bowlby’s Biography…. 1907 – 1990 Psychoanalyst Believed that mental health and behavioural problems could be attributed to early childhood.

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John Bowlby

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  1. John Bowlby By: PreetieCheema, Qian Ying Lee, AishPurushothaman, JamilaShairzad 10H

  2. Bowlby’s Biography… • 1907 – 1990 • Psychoanalyst • Believed that mental health and behavioural problems could be attributed to early childhood. • Likes to study separation of children, due to his own experiences • Mary Ainsworth -> student of Bowlby. Extended and tested his ideas, and suggested that several attachment styles existed.

  3. Bowlby’s Attachment Theory… • AKA Theory of Monotropy • Theory derives from Lornez's study of Imprinting. • Earliest bonds formed by children with caregivers impact their life. • Attachment keeps the infant close to mother, thus improving the child's chances of survival. • Children are born biologically pre-programmed to form attachments with others -> survival

  4. Characteristics of Attachment… • SAFE HAVEN- • When threatened or afraid -> return to the caregiver for soothing • SECURE BASE- • Caregiver -> secure and dependable base for child to explore the world • PROXIMITY MAINTENANCE- • Child strives to stay near the caregiver-> keeping child safe • SEPARATION DISTRESS- • When separated from the caregiver -> upset and distressed

  5. Maternal deprivation hypothesis… • Any separation during the critical stage of development will affect the child in later life. • Separation was the cause of the delinquency or disobedience.

  6. Types of Attachments & Anxieties… • Secure Attachment • Resistant Attachment • Avoidant Attachment • Separation Anxiety • Stranger Anxiety

  7. Bibliography… • http://www.simplypsychology.org/bowlby.htmlhttp://www.coursework.info/AS_and_A_Level/Psychology/Developmental_Psychology/__147_Bowlby__146_s_maternal_deprivation_L986.html • http://psychology.about.com/od/loveandattraction/a/attachment01.htm • http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002509/ • http://www.parenting-ed.org/handout3/Specific%20Concerns%20and%20Problems/stranger%20anxiety.htm • http://www.aap.org/publiced/BK0_SeparationAnxiety.htm • THANK YOU FOR LISTENING =D

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