Attachment Theory

Sociology

(noun)

Attachment theory describes the dynamics of long-term relationships between humans. Its most important tenet is that an infant needs to develop a relationship with at least one primary caregiver for social and emotional development to occur normally.

Related Terms

  • feral children
  • Social deprivation
Psychology

(noun)

A psychological model that attempts to describe the dynamics of long-term interpersonal relationships between humans. 

Related Terms

  • affect regulation
  • temperament

Examples of Attachment Theory in the following topics:

  • Deprivation and Development

    • Social deprivation theory has had implications for family law.
    • "Tender years" laws in the United States are based on social attachment theories and social deprivation theories, especially the theory of maternal deprivation, developed by psychiatrist and psychoanalyst John Bowlby.
    • Maternal deprivation theory explains the effects of separating infants and young children from their mother.
    • Attachment theory may explain why social deprivation has such dire effects for children .
    • According to attachment theory, an infant needs to develop a relationship with at least one primary caregiver for social and emotional development to occur normally.
  • Attachment Theory

    • Attachment theory, developed by John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth, describes the dynamics of long-term relationships between humans.
    • Attachment theory describes the dynamics of long-term social relationships between humans.
    • Attachment-in-the-making (6 weeks to 8 months): Attachment is getting stronger during this stage, and infants respond differently to familiar people than they do to strangers.
    • Ainsworth's primary contribution to attachment theory comes in the form of a study known as the Strange Situation.
    • Discuss the contributions of Bowlby, Ainsworth, and Harlow to attachment theory
  • Reactive Attachment Disorder

    • Mainstream treatment and prevention programs that target RAD and other problematic early attachment behaviors are based on attachment theory.
  • Muscles of the Wrist and Hand

    • Attachments - Originates from the ulna and attaches to the radius.
    • Attachments - Originates from the humerus and attaches to the ulna.
    • Attachments - Originates from the wrist and attaches to the thumb.
    • Attachments - Originates from the wrist and attaches to the thumb.
    • Attachments - Originates from the wrist and attaches to the thumb.
  • Muscles that Cause Movement at the Foot

    • Attachments - Originates from the heel and attaches to the toes.
    • Attachments - Originates from the fibula and attaches to the big toe.
    • Attachments - Originates from the heel and attaches to the big toe.
    • Attachments - Originates from the heel and attaches to the little toe.
    • Attachments - Originates from the tendons of flexor digitorum longus.
  • Virus Attachment and Genome Entry

    • Attachment is a specific binding between viral capsid proteins and specific receptors on the host cellular surface.
    • Attachment is a specific binding between viral capsid proteins and specific receptors on the host cellular surface.
    • Attachment to the receptor can induce the viral envelope protein to undergo changes that results in the fusion of viral and cellular membranes, or changes of non-enveloped virus surface proteins that allow the virus to enter.
  • Posterior Muscles

    • Attachments – The trapezius originates from the skull and spine of the upper back and neck.
    • Attachments - Originates from the lower spine and attaches to ribs 2 through 5.
    • Attachments - Originates from the spine and attaches to ribs 9 through 12.
    • Attachments – Originates from the upper spine and attaches to the skull.
    • Attachments - Originates from the spine and attaches several vertebrae higher.
  • Muscles that Cause Movement at the Hip Joint

    • Attachments - Originates from the pelvis and attaches to the femur.
    • Attachments – Originates from the pubis and attaches to the femur.
    • Attachments – Originates from the pubis and attaches to the femur.
    • Attachments – Originates from the pubis and attaches to the femur.
    • Attachments – Originates from the pubis and attaches to the tibia.
  • Anterior Muscles

    • Attachments – The pectoralis minor originates from the third to fifth ribs and attaches to the scapula.
    • Attachments -  The diaphragm has several points of origin along the sternum, the lower ribs, and lower vertebrae.
    • Attachments – Originates from the pelvis and thoracolumbar fascia, running through the back.
    • Attachments – Originates from the pubis and attaches to the lower edge of the rib cage and sternum.
    • Attachments – Originates from the pubis and attaches to the linea alba.
  • Muscles of the Humerus that Act on the Forearm

    • Attachments - Originates from the scapula and attaches to the humerus.
    • Attachments - Originates from the humerus and attaches to the ulna.
    • Attachments - Originates from the ulna and attaches to the radius.
    • Attachments - Originates from the humerus and attaches to the ulna.
    • Attachments - Originates from the humerus and attaches to the distal end of the radius.
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