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Attachment behaviour refers to the psychological and biological repertoire of actions that leads to the formation and maintenance of significant relationships. As described by Bowlby is is proximity-seeking behavior[1]. Attachment behavior is activated when the individual experiences some threat and then seeks proximity to a preferred other and experiences a sense of safety and security in the presence of that other.
See also[]
- Abandonment
- Anaclitic depression
- Attachment disorders
- Attachment theory
- Attachment Therapy
- Behavior analysis of child development
- Detachment (philosophy)
- Dependency (personality)
- Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy
- Emotional development
- Erotomania
- Intimacy
- John Bowlby
- Love
- Object relations
- Parent child relations
- Postpartum depression
- Reactive attachment disorder
- Separation anxiety
- Separation individuation
- Separation reactions
- Stranger reactions
- Separation anxiety disorder
References & Bibliography[]
- ↑ Bowlby, Secure Base, (1988) NY: Basic Books