A Secure Base: Parent-Child Attachment and Healthy Human Development PDF

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This collection of recent lectures by a British psychiatrist supports the theory that there are three patterns of parent-child attachmentsecure, anxious resistant, and anxious avoidantand explores the consequences of all three. Bowlby affirms that the psychologically healthy person is one who has learned to explore the world confidently, returning to an attachment figure for affirmation and comfort when necessary. The sections on delinquency and family violence and on adults suffering from an "amnesia" imposed on them as children are compelling in their practical applications. Recommended for academic libraries but of limited value to the layperson or parent. Nancy M. Laskowski, Free Lib. of Philadelphia
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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John Bowlby is honorary staff member of the Tavistock Clinic in London.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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• Hardcover: 205 pages
• Publisher: Basic Books (September 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0465075983
• ISBN-13: 978-0465075980
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces

A Secure Base: Parent-Child Attachment and Healthy Human Development PDF

Sometimes when I see an old, ugly car I think about how it was new at one time, and how the owner was probably really excited about it. This was the feeling that I had at the beginning of Bowlby's "A Secure Base": he is presenting information that I almost take for granted, and he is so excited about it because as he is presenting the information it is brand new and he is hoping that it will gain acceptance among the scientific community. What a thrill that must have been to make those connections when they were unheard of!

"A Secure Base" is basically an organization of John Bowlby's lectures and writings, edited to avoid unnecessary repetition. Bowlby thinks that some of the ideas from psychoanalysis have some merit--basically, what happens to us in childhood does affect who we become. However, he wishes that psychoanalysis would become more scientific. So, he believes that attachment can be studied objectively, and that it must be studied in a meticulous scientific manner. He cites many, many studies of attachment, and is always suggesting potential research that would enrich our understanding of attachment.

One of the primary studies, which is referenced frequently throughout the text is an experiment constructed by Mary Ainsworth. She exposed young children to a "strange situation" in which their parent left and then returned. How the children behaved was indicative of what type of attachment they had to their parent; there are three forms of attachment. The ideal form of attachment is "secure attachment," which results in kids that feel fine about exploring and do so competently. Secure attachment is formed when parents are available, responsive, and helpful to their kids when they are frightened or having trouble.