Beschreibung:
This accessible book draws on unique evidence from oral historiesand little-known archive material to shed new light on the workingrelationships which led to John Bowlby's shift frompsychoanalysis to ethology as a frame of reference - andultimately to the development of attachment theory.* A unique exploration of the origins of Bowlby's ideas andthe critical transformation in his thinking - offers analternative to standard accounts of the origin of attachmenttheory* Explores the significance of Bowlby's influential workingrelationships with Robert Hinde, Harry Harlow, James Robertson andMary Ainsworth* Provides students, academics, and practitioners with clearinsights into the development of attachment theory* Accessible to general readers interested in psychology andpsychoanalysis
About the Author.Foreword (Professor Jerome Kagan).Acknowledgments.Introduction.1 Biographical Notes and Early Career.2 Loneliness in Infancy: The WHO Report and Issues ofSeparation.3 Working with James Robertson: The Importance ofObservation.4 Bowlby's Acquaintance with Ethology: The Work of Lorenz,Tinbergen, and Hinde.5 From Theoretical Claims to Empirical Evidence: Harry Harlowand the Nature of Love.6 Mary Ainsworth's Role in the Study of Attachment.Conclusions.References.Name Index.Subject Index.