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¶ … Bowlby suggest that secure attachment liberates, explain what he means by this phrase?
Insecurely attached individuals are forever plagued by imagined insults, slights, betrayals, and they are largely incapable of trusting that others genuinely like them, or care about them, or that they love them. They live in perpetual states of suspicion of loved ones and typically exhibit unjustified fears of losing their partners. As a result, they tend to be extremely jealous and controlling and are incapable of trusting their partners. They often lash out in anger or, alternatively, subject their partners to angry silence in response to their pursuing friendships outside of their relationship. Conversely, securely attached individuals do not presume negative characterizations about the way others feel about them and are not threatened by their partner's having other friends or doing things without them. Bowlby's suggestion is that being insecurely attached is a prison whose bars are the mistrust and fears that are figments of their imagination. Secure attachment is liberating because it does not subject either person in a relationship to loss of individuality and psychological independence.
2. Flores describes our culture as an avoidance society, giving what you know as an attachment theory, what impact might this cultural tendency have on the prevalence of addiction on our society?
To the extent that avoidance plays a role in personal psychology, any challenge to self-esteem or to psychological security would be a risk factor in behaviors that could be used to help the individual avoid confronting the unpleasant thoughts or fears. Because consumption of addictive substances is a typical form of psychological escapism, individuals faced with challenges to their happiness who are socialized in an avoidance society would be inclined to use those substances as a specific means of avoiding unpleasant thoughts and feelings. Instead of recognizing the need to examine and address their impulses or fears, individuals socialized in an avoidance society would rely on intoxicating agents to escape from anything unpleasant. In the context of attachment theory, the insecurely attached individual who experiences negative thoughts or fears related to insecure attachment would resort to alcohol or drug use instead of examining those impulses with the intention of possibly resolving those psychological tendencies.
Attachment was believed by Bowlby to be a critical aspect of the normal development of human behavior. Attachment is inclusive of the following characteristics: 1) Proximity Seeking - the infant seeks to be near the maternal figure; 2) Separation distress or protests - when separated or distant from the material figure the infant becomes distressed and signals this by vocalizing these feelings and changes in affect. 3) a secure base - when
An important point emphasized by many theorists was that it was essential for the therapeutic alliance to be flexible in order to accommodate the patient or client's perceptions. Another cardinal aspect that was emphasizes by clinicians and theorists was that the therapeutic alliance had the ability to create and promote change in the client. In other words, the therapeutic alliance should be varied enough to deal with the various levels
S., experts estimate the genuine number of incidents of abuse and neglect ranges three times higher than reported. (National Child Abuse Statistics, 2006) in light of these critical contemporary concerns for youth, this researcher chose to document the application of Object Relation, Attachment Theories, and Self-Psychology to clinical practice, specifically focusing on a patient who experienced abuse when a child. Consequently, this researcher contends this clinical case study dissertation proves
Figure 1 portrays three of the scenes 20/20 presented March 15, 2010. Figure 1: Heather, Rachel, and Unnamed Girl in 20/20 Program (adapted from Stossel, 2010). Statement of the Problem For any individual, the death of a family member, friend, parent or sibling may often be overwhelming. For adolescents, the death of person close to them may prove much more traumatic as it can disrupt adolescent development. Diana Mahoney (2008), with the
Theory What are the major concepts of Ainsworth's theory? Ainsworth's attachment theory is rooted in Bowlby's research on the bonds that develop between parent and child. Building on Bowlby's research, Ainsworth conducted a groundbreaking experiment known as the Strange Situation. Results of the Strange Situation experiment revealed three different categories of attachment styles. Ainsworth found secure attachment, ambivalent-insecure attachment, and avoidant-insecure attachment (Cherry, n.d.). Moreover, four categories of attachment style behaviors
Emotional development is a critical aspect of human growth, encompassing the processes by which individuals learn to recognize, express, regulate, and understand their own emotions as well as those of others. From early childhood through adolescence and into adulthood, emotional development is a dynamic, complex journey integral to personal well-being and interpersonal success (Saarni, 1999). The roots of emotional development can be traced back to infancy, where basic emotional expressions such