Recent evidence published by cultural anthropologists, psychologists, and evolutionary theorists is discussed in this paper especially with respect to caregiving arrangements with multiple caregivers. It is concluded that there is not one model of relationship formation that is adaptive for all of the ...
The transition to parenthood is an interesting period of life for attachment theorists and researchers as it exposes the dysfunctional aspects of insecure attachment clearly. The most prominent dysfunctional effects of attachment styles arise among women who habitually fear that their relationship partners ...
There is a chapter devoted to each of six major theorists, including Magda Gerber, founder of RIE (but Dr. William Sears is not mentioned). For more posts on this site about healthy emotional development, please read Good Grief and Giving Your Children the Brush-Off. Originally published by...
figureintheformulationanddevelopmentofattachment theory,developedatheoryofanumberofattachment patternsor"styles"ininfantsinwhichdistinct characteristicswereidentified;theseweresecure attachment,avoidantattachment,anxiousattachmentand, later,disorganisedattachment.Othertheorists subsequentlyextendedattachmenttheorytoadults. Meth...
Recent evidence published by cultural anthropologists, psychologists, and evolutionary theorists is discussed in this paper especially with respect to caregiving arrangements with multiple caregivers. It is concluded that there is not one model of relationship formation that is adaptive for all of the ...