attachment to a place

attachment to a place

1. some of our most powerful memories are associated with places

   • people become attached to places, often this is their home
     • provides a form of secure base

2. Rubenstein 1989: peopel personalise physical enviro making it their own social and psych space

   • think cedar court and bedrm abuse
     • bdrm seen as place of routine rather than the personal space most people see them to be

3. sense of connectedness to a place can help with daily transition

   • alice, autism