Attachment Theory

What is attachment theory?
A way of understanding the nature of the attachment bonds between infants and their caregivers.

Attachment theory, originating in the work of psychiatrist and psychoanalyst John Bowlby, is a psychological, evolutionary and ethological theory that provides a descriptive and explanatory framework for understanding interpersonal relationships between human beings. Attachment theorists consider children to have a need for a secure relationship with adult caregivers, without which normal social and emotional development will not occur.

(have a look at wikipedia and get a better understanding of attachment and then these diagrams should make more sense) (where it says "parter", it means social partner, or any other person that you are engaging with on a social level... including door to door sales people, car wash guys, people you have very little actual contact with)








http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attachment_theory

http://neuronarrative.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/attachment-theory-and-the-brain-an-interview-with-dr-daniel-sonkin/