- A unique exploration of the origins of Bowlby's ideas and the critical transformation in his thinking – offers an alternative to standard accounts of the origin of attachment theory
- Explores the significance of Bowlby's influential working relationships with Robert Hinde, Harry Harlow, James Robertson and Mary Ainsworth
- Provides students, academics, and practitioners with clear insights into the development of attachment theory
- Accessible to general readers interested in psychology and psychoanalysis
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John Bowlby - From Psychoanalysis to Ethology
Unravelling the Roots of Attachment Theory
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eBook - ePub
John Bowlby - From Psychoanalysis to Ethology
Unravelling the Roots of Attachment Theory
About this book
This accessible book draws on unique evidence from oral histories and little-known archive material to shed new light on the working relationships which led to John Bowlby's shift from psychoanalysis to ethology as a frame of reference – and ultimately to the development of attachment theory.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- About the Author
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Biographical Notes and Early Career
- 2 Loneliness in Infancy: The WHO Report and Issues of Separation
- 3 Working with James Robertson: The Importance of Observation
- 4 Bowlby’s Acquaintance with Ethology: The Work of Lorenz, Tinbergen, and Hinde
- 5 From Theoretical Claims to Empirical Evidence: Harry Harlow and the Nature of Love
- 6 Mary Ainsworth’s Role in the Study of Attachment
- Conclusions
- References
- Name Index
- Subject Index
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