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Maternal Deprivation Theory

Maternal Deprivation Theory
by Saul McLeod published 2007 John Bowlby (1907 - 1990) was a psychoanalyst (like Freud) and believed that mental health and behavioral problems could be attributed to early childhood. Bowlby’s evolutionary theory of attachment suggests that children come into the world biologically pre-programmed to form attachments with others, because this will help them to survive. Bowlby was very much influenced by ethological theory in general, but especially by Lorenz’s (1935) study of imprinting. Lorenz showed that attachment was innate (in young ducklings) and therefore has a survival value. Bowlby believed that attachment behaviors are instinctive and will be activated by any conditions that seem to threaten the achievement of proximity, such as separation, insecurity and fear. Bowlby (1969, 1988) also postulated that the fear of strangers represents an important survival mechanism, built in by nature. Main Points of Bowlby’s Theory 1. 2. 3. 4. They found 3 progressive stages for distress: 5.

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programmed into us to create an attachment to their mother, for survial ( evolution) However if this doesn't happen to us in a critical period of time, it leads to long lasting cosequences in adulthood ( maternal deprevation) One of the cosewunces is psychpathy and lack of empathy. Evidence to support child wants to form attachment from monkey experiment by evonnekey Jan 23

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