Patterns of Attachment: A Psychological Study of the Strange Situation

by Sally Wall, Mary C. Blehar, Mary D. Salter Ainsworth, et al.

Book Overview

Ethological attachment theory is a landmark of 20th century social and behavioral sciences theory and research. This new paradigm for understanding primary relationships across the lifespan evolved from John Bowlby's critique of psychoanalytic drive theory and his own clinical observations, supplemented by his knowledge of fields as diverse as primate ethology, control systems theory, and cognitive psychology. By the time he had written the first...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848726821
• ISBN13: 9781848726826
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 418 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"