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Who was John Bowlby?

John Bowlby's Attachment Theory

Bowlby expanded on Freud's work in the 1950s and developed what he called an internal working model theory to explain attachment. Bowlby believed the infant was born with innate behaviors to attract a caregiver. These behaviors included crying, cooing, grasping, reaching, etc. and served to keep the caregiver within close proximity. Unlike Freud, Bowlby did not believe these innate behaviors were for the sole purpose of satisfying a physical need. He believed they were social in nature and served to connect the infant with other social beings.

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