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To what extent has research supported Bowlby's claim that a child's attachment to the mother is unique.
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Ami Loveridge September 2003 AS Psychology Developmental Psychology-Attachment To what extent has research supported Bowlby's claim that a child's attachment to the mother is unique. Bowlby said that a child's attachment to the mother is unique, and that a child cannot make the same attachment to someone else. A lot of research has been done to prove this theory for right or wrong over the years and in this essay, I plan to bring the research together to come to a conclusion about a child's attachment to its mother and whether or not it is unique. Bowlby came up with the theory that attachment is innate, that it is natural to the child for survival. He thought that a deprivation or privation of attachment during critical periods produced emotional and social problems later in life. Bowlby came up with the Maternal Deprivation Hypothesis. He decided that separation from the mother, caused bond disruption and if...
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