Bowlby Theory of Attatchment

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Bowlby's theory of attatchment
- Imprinting
  - He used ethological studies (animals in their natural setting)
  - Attached to the first thing that they see
  - allows animals to survive - humans also imprint.
    - The SENSITIVE/ CRITICAL PERIOD
- Safe base
  - where the child can return for protection.
- He agreed with the evolutionary theory
  - biologically programmed to form attatchments
    - Social realesers
- Separation anxiety
  - When separated from the attachment figure the child will seek their comfort.
- psychodynamic basis
  - If a child and mother bond was broken to early the child would be effected emotionally and educationally
He agreed with the evolutionary theory
- biologically programmed to form attatchments
  - Social realesers
Internal working model
- Your first relationship is a template for the rest
  - i.e, a negative first relationship will make you less loving in future.

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