Monday, 31 March 2008

Psychology: Bowlbys theory of Attachments.

What was Bowlbys theory of attachments?

-Infants need ONE SPECIAL ATTACHMENT, which is qualitatively different from their others.
-MONOTROPHY: RAISED BY ONE PERSON
-->Required for a INTERNAL WORKING MODEL and EMOTIAL MATURITY
-->IWM: enables indivdual to PREDICT, CONTROL and MANIPULATE their environments, BASIS of other relationships

What does THOMAS feel about Bowlbys attachment theory?
-Thomas claims that infants need MULTIPLE ATTACHMENTS, as various relationships cater for diffrent needs of the child.
--->CARIBBEAN CULTURE: various/multiple attachments

Is there a middle ground between Bowlby (monotrophy) and Thomas (multiple attachments)?
-SCHAFFER AND EMERSON: although children form various realtionships there will always be one PRIMARY ATTACHMENT.

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