ECON 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Cortisol, Attachment Theory, John Bowlby
Document Summary
Developed by bowlby pre & post wwii emerges out of freudian psycho-analytic theory, but based on direct observation and accepts reality of child abuse- unlike freud. Core concept concerns survival of the species & a mechanism to keep infants safe- brains grow dramatically after birth. Research suggests this mechanism is a combination of innate wiring" and brain development through interactions with primary care givers. Like your phone"s basic operating system which can be improved by downloading additional apps. We are social beings- hard to survive in isolation- need to part of a socail group. Our brains develop comptence within a social relationship for the context it is born into. An important aspect of this development is the creation of our social identity (internal working model or schema) This framework is laid down during the pre-verbal stage of development (0 18 months)- no language developed, w ecan access it via sensory inputs that feels like a memory.
