Bowlby's theory

Bowlby's theory

1. Genetically programmed

   • Care giver for survival of gene pool
   • Infant to attach for survival
   • lorenze (extraplate)
   • Tronick

2. Social releases

   • Infants use them to receive it
   • Care givers respond to them
   • Brazelton

3. Monotrophy

   • closest attachment/ normally the most sensitive

4. Internal working model

   • mental representation of Attachment and what we believe it to be

5. Secure Base

   • infants are more likely to explore and become more inderpendant

6. Critical period

   • first 2 years of life to attach to primary care giver after it is harder to attach

7. continuity hypothesis

   • the similarities between early emotional attachment and later relationships