Essays Tagged: "John Bowlby"

This is an chapter by chapter summary of the book Becoming Attached, did it for extra credit

: The Search for a Theory of Relatedness.This chapter spends a great deal of time on the studies of John Bowlby, a psychoanalysis whom wrote a paper in 1939 about his views about early childhood exper ... g Back: Bowlby and AinsworthIn the final chapter of his book, Karen offers a closing to the life of John Bowlby, who dies on September 2, 1990. He tells about his final book, which was a biography of ...

(45 pages) 492 0 3.4 Jul/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Bowlby's child development. Maternal deprivation hypothoses

AND CHILDHOOD IS AS IMPORTANT FOR MAENTAL HEALTH AS ARE VITAMINS AND PROTEINS FOR PHYSICAL HEALTH' (BOWLBY 1953).DESCRIBE AND DISCUSS THE ABOVE QUOTE WITH REFERENCE TO BOWLBY'S WORK.The major and rela ... IBE AND DISCUSS THE ABOVE QUOTE WITH REFERENCE TO BOWLBY'S WORK.The major and related components of Bowlby's theory of development are concerned with maternal deprivation, especially the effects of se ...

(8 pages) 184 0 3.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Child development: attachment in infancy.

ts care Gerber as development is one that has generated much interested developmental psychologist. John Bowlby [1958, 1968] afford a comprehensive account of attachment emboli that the incident mothe ...

(9 pages) 430 0 4.6 Jun/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Maternal Deprivation This essay intends to define 'Maternal' and 'Deprivation' and Bowlby's Maternal Deprivation Hypothesis (1953).

d. However, the term 'Maternal Deprivation' arises from the work of the developmental psychoanalyst John Bowlby (1907-1990), whose lifetime work was based around studying Childhood through Development ... their children whilst in hospital.Therefore, the term 'Maternal Deprivation' comes from the work of John Bowlby, who placed emphasis on the importance of not breaking or disrupting the mother-child bo ...

(5 pages) 80 0 5.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Describe and critically assess research in to the effects of deprivation on the subsequent development of children.

itically assess research in to the effects of deprivation on the subsequent development of children.Bowlby (1969) argued that maternal deprivation caused affectionless psychopathy: the inability to fo ... ionless psychopathy and bond disruption is not wholly supported by later studies. Instead, it seems Bowlby's definition of 'deprivation' was too broader term, with his hypothesis relating to 'privatio ...

(9 pages) 133 0 5.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

The life and works of John Bowlby

The life and works of John Bowlby1907 - 19907John Bowlby was born in 1907. After his graduation he pursued his new found i ... who trailed Bowlby around and was known as his shadow. An additional major influence on Bowlby was John Alford, one of the other volunteer staff at the school. It was with him that Bowlby spent many ...

(3 pages) 82 0 2.5 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Discuss role of attachment in childhood emotional development.

a-boo, say, only because it is associated with food.Concerns such as these led British psychiatrist John Bowlby to argue that infants find this social interaction intrinsically rewarding.Attachment is ... thors believe that early separation from the mother may lead to lasting psychological damage. Thus, John Bowlby in keeping with the views already described, asserts that any disturbances of a childs i ...

(4 pages) 283 3 4.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

'How has motherhood been socially constructed and experienced across the twentieth century?'

husband.Normally, the first adults with whom infants interact are their parents. As many studies of John Bowlby (1953) have shown, a close relationship is very important for infants' social developmen ...

(6 pages) 134 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Consider psychological research into the effects of day care on children's cognitive and/or social development

oys who benefit most from day care particularly if they start before the age of 1, this contradicts Bowlby's theory which suggests that separation would affect future emotional development. Burchinal, ...

(2 pages) 95 1 3.7 Jul/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

BOWLBYS ATTACHMENT THEORY

theories are useful and relevant for social workers;THE EMERGENCE OF ATTACHMENT THEORYAccording to John Bowlby (cited in David, H 1995), many aspects of our personality form during childhood as we ex ... hese effects may be both short-term and long-term.PSYCHOLOGY & SOCIAL WORK PRACTICEBeyond doubt John Bowlby's work on Attachment has not just provided a powerful framework for understanding the ps ...

(11 pages) 290 3 4.6 Apr/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors

How do Tony and Jo think their experiences of attachment and separation have affected them, and how does this relate to Bowlby's theory of attachment?

eparation andattachment have a bearing on their understanding of who they are as adults.IntroductionJohn Bowlby is credited with formulating the first concise theory ofattachment In the late 1940's. H ...

(8 pages) 126 0 3.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Consider the Extent to which Psychological Theories have been Successful in Explaining Attatchments - Bowlby's Theory of Attachment

The theory of attachment was originally developed by John Bowlby (1907 - 1990). Bowlby was a British psychoanalyst who was attempting to understand the i ... T (2005) Lectures notes: Theories of Attachment - Bowlby's theoryRoss D. Parke, Peter A. Ornstein, John J. Rieser, Carolyn Zahn-Waxler (1995). A century of developmental psychology. American Psycholo ...

(4 pages) 127 2 4.0 May/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

"Men Exhibiting Abuse in Relationships: Results of childhood abuse and its inhibiting results in relationships" by Rick Morris

and thus forming issues of trust and attachment for this family leaving behind trauma and mistrust.John Bowlby developed much of what we do know today about attachment disorders. He believed that all ... y may result when the spouse presents with an unhealthy response to the survivor's self-disclosure (Johnson, 2002). It has not been traditionally a practice to explore the effects of the secondary tra ...

(11 pages) 60 1 2.3 Jun/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

How do theories inform our thinking about human development?

ibution was nevertheless fundamental in the way that we look at how we develop ( Thurschwell, 2001).John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth were also influenced by Freud and other psychoanalytic thinkers ( Bre ...

(9 pages) 456 0 4.9 Jun/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

What is attachment and why is it important to young children?

that person is present, and to feel anxious when that person is absent. It originated in 1958 when John Bowlby introduced the foundation of attachment concepts in his paper "the Nature of the Child's ...

(6 pages) 165 2 3.0 Jan/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Early Childhood: Analyzing a child

ans. For instance, Mary Aimsworth, who conducted research on The Early Attachment Theory created by John Bowlby, who then was influenced and developed a study. This study, Strange Situation included e ...

(5 pages) 256 0 4.6 May/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors

Psychological Attachment Style of Children

e, the infant will also become comforted and joyful in the presence of the caregiver. Psychoanalyst John Bowlby was the first apply the ethological theory of attachment in terms of infant-caregiver bo ...

(3 pages) 50 0 3.0 Oct/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors

What Factors Will Influence Whether A Child

question the essay will be highlighting the diverse factors which lead such attachments to develop.John Bowlby was the man behind creating the basic components of this theory. He believed that in ord ...

(8 pages) 73 1 3.0 Mar/2010

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Bonding and Attachment

lar role, may be the decisive factor in the father's adjustment to parenthood (McGreal 1981 p. 217).John Bowlby (1951) began studying attachment in animals and from these studies came to the conclusio ...

(5 pages) 5 0 0.0 Sep/2012

Subjects: Social Science Essays

maternal deprivation-Bowlby

Maternal deprivationBowlby was a psychoanalyst; he came up with a theory for maternal deprivation. He used this theory t ... ith social, intellectual and emotional damage due to maternal deprivation.This view is supported by Bowlby's research, 44 Juvenile Thieves. Bowlby conducted a piece of research in which to find out if ... the child guidance clinic. Forty-four children had been referred to the clinic because of stealing. Bowlby interviewed children and their parents building up a record of their early life experiences.B ...

(2 pages) 0 0 0.0 Jan/2014

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology