Attachment theory is the joint work of John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth
(Ainsworth &
Bowlby, 1991 ). Drawing on concepts from ethology, cybernetics, information
processing,
developmental psychology, and psychoanalysts, John Bowlby formulated the basic
tenets of
the theory. He thereby revolutionized our thinking about a child’s tie to the
mother and its
disruption through separation, deprivation, and bereavement. Mary Ainsworth’s
innovative
methodology not only made it possible to test some of Bowlby’s ideas empirically
hut also
helped expand the theory itself and is responsible for some of the new
directions it is now
taking. Ainsworth contributed the concept of the attachment figure as a secure
base from
which an infant can explore the world. In addition, she formulated the concept
of maternal
sensitivity to infant signals and its role in the development of infant-mother
attachment
patterns.
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