Key Points of Bowlby
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Key Points of Bowlby
Key points of Bowlby's Attachment Theory are:
Infants possess instinctive behaviors (i.e. sucking, clinging, crying, smiling) that serve to keep the caregiver in close proximity.
The infant activates these attachment behaviors when faced with an uncomfortable situation (i.e. fear, anxiety, illness, fatigue).
The loss or separation of the caregiver or any other factor that disrupts or interferes with the infant-caregiver relationship is traumatic and prevents the fulfillment of a biological need.
This interruption or loss then causes pathological mourning and disturbed development.
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