Attachment+Theory

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Definition:
The view that infants are biologically predisposed to form emotional bonds with caregivers and that the characteristics of these bonds shape later social and personality development. HGD, Chapter 6, p. 133


 * || **Attachment theory** is a theory (or group of theories) about the psychological concept of attachment: the tendency to seek closeness to another person and feel secure when that person is present. Attachment theory has its origins in observation of and experiments with animals. Much early research on attachment in humans was done by [|John Bowlby] and his associates. ||  ||

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[] "First introduced about half a century ago, attachment theory is now used to explain individual differences (also called “styles”) in how people think, feel, and behave in relationships. The word “attachment” refers to emotionally significant interpersonal bonds people form throughout their lives, first with parents, then friends, lovers, partners, and children."

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