PSY 2105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Mary Ainsworth, John Bowlby, Mary Main
23 Nov 2016
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Attachment parenting: comes from a good place, but no a, babies should be on you/with you 100% of the time, co-sleeping, never leaves their kids, parents never leave their kids, never been away from them, ex. Breastfeeding for long time, sleeping in the same bed, kids end up being anxious, scared to go to school, and end up as a bad thing. What is attachment: ongoing process of establishing and maintaining an emotional bond with parents or other significant care givers, typically between the ages of. This bond provides infants with a secure base from which to explore and learn about their world: origins of attachment: nature and nurture. Development of interpersonal mental working models: attachment as a lifelong process, secure vs. Failure of infant to elicit care-giving behaviour. John bowlby (1907-1990: early interest in child development and welfare, departure from kleinian and freudian theory: Emotional problems do not evolve from children"s fantasies about their mothers.
