Facts about Attachment Theory

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   The concept of the 'internal working model' in attachment theory describes the mental representations children form of themselves and caregivers that guide future relationships.

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   Bowlby drew heavily on ethology, particularly Konrad Lorenz's research on imprinting, to argue that attachment behaviors are biologically based and evolutionarily adaptive.

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   A fourth attachment style, disorganized attachment, was identified by Mary Main and Judith Solomon in the 1980s, characterizing children who show no consistent strategy with caregivers.

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   Mary Ainsworth's Strange Situation procedure identified distinct infant attachment styles, including secure, anxious-ambivalent, and avoidant patterns.

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   Developed by John Bowlby in the mid-20th century, attachment theory proposes that infants have an innate need to form close emotional bonds with caregivers for survival.

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