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Attachment Shapes Lifelong Development
- Attachment forms early and influences later personality and behavior.
- John Bowlby argued early child-caregiver bonds shape lifelong expectations and reactions.
Four Core Functions Of Attachment
- Attachment has four core features: proximity maintenance, safe haven, secure base, and separation distress.
- These functions explain why children seek closeness, comfort, exploration support, and react to absence.
Early Expectations Become Stable Patterns
- Bowlby proposed attachment confidence is forged in critical early periods and becomes stable.
- Expectations about caregiver responsiveness form from repeated early experiences.