The Psychological Theory Of James Bowlby's Influencement Theory

James Bowlby came up with attachment theory as an explanation of the mother child bond that had been the craze in the 1980’s. He believed that a child was normal and well adjusted if she was assured of her ‘caretakers’ support in her emotional state. If so then the child would have the ‘secure base’ needed to branch out and develop securely. (Ainsworth et al, 1978). His theory mainly stated that there is a critical period of time in which a child must bond with a caretaker in order to form stable bonds that would in turn shape their future development. He was however unable to prove such an effect in his lifetime Soon after his troy fell out of fashion, till the late 1970s’ when the work of Mary Ainsworth was published.

Mary Ainsworth’s

Developmental Psych for example took a mostly nature rout in their position for attachment theory. They are the ones that stick to Ainsworth’s original bases for the attachment effect. Most believe that in order to gain secure attachments the child should have a responsive and emotionally involved relationship with their parent this it is thought that most insecure attachment forms are formed due to a lack of sensitivity to the Childs emotional needs or a lack of consistent responsiveness to them. However it must also be kept in mind that not every nation will have the same child rearing habits and traditions. In the case of western nations children were found to be more likely to have what would normally be considered avoidently attached as the more common of classifications mostly due to the fact that that are a of the world needs to focus its child rearing values on less comfort to children who cry at night in order to regulate sleep cycles and kick start self soothing. (Suizzo, 2002) disorganized attachment on the other hand is technically a grouping that was added to Aimsworth’s theory after others continued her studies in other nations. This was attributed with violent, or frightening behavior from something as simple as sudden looming or the child face constantly (David and lyons-Ruth 2007) to the more violent abuse and neglect (Ainsworth et all 1978).

They focused more on the initial interactions between a mother and her newborn. One such theory was that ever infant is different, in look and temperament to some extent. So each mother child bond is thought to first be initiated by the infant at their first interaction. For example, researchers looked at the oxytocin levels of newborns, and found that these with higher levels were more likely to solicit parental soothing, and engage in social interaction (Clark et al 2013). They believed the idea that a happy baby had a higher chance of being a secure baby. And that parents of infants with lower levels would be more difficult leading to stressful situations that would lead to an increase of required interactions and responsiveness in order to get the same outcome. (Van den Boom,