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What was Freud´s contribution to attachment theory?

Freud & Attachment Theory

Freud's psychoanalytical approach to attachment most notably focused on the oral and anal stages of need gratification in the infant. He also believed the attachment was limited to the mother-infant dyad and did not include other caregivers or individuals in the infant's life. The image of the mother fulfilling the infant's needs was believed to leave a lasting impression, or imprinting, on the infant's brain that then became the base from which the infant formed, perceived, and reacted in other relationships.

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