Mental health articles
OF mental health care and mentally ill
May, 2016
The origins of attachment theory
The origins of attachment theory The key historical figure in the field of attachment theory is John Bowlby. Dr John Bowlby (1907–90) was a British child psychiatrist who trained as a psychoanalyst. The work that was to become attachment theory had its origins in Bowlby’s interest in ethology (the study of the behaviour of animals […]
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Attachment theory of infant
ATTACHMENT THEORY Attachment can be defined as an enduring emotional bond characterised by a tendency to seek and maintain proximity to a specific figure(s) particularly when under stress. Parental protection acts as a provider of vital support and external emotional regulation for the young child. Caregiver sensitivity and attachment are linked to subsequent social competence […]
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Approaches to intervention in infant mental health
Approaches to intervention in infant mental health Interventions in the infant period have the core aim of promoting infant development and motivating infant potential. Interventions may occur or be targeted at multiple levels of the individual, family and social system. For example the focus may be the infant individually, the infant–parent relationship, the family, the […]
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Disturbances to early development
Disturbances to early development Developmental problems in infancy result from the complex interaction of factors in the infant, factors in the carer, factors in the infant–carer interaction and factors in the broader social environment. Risk and protective factors may be biological and/or psychosocial. They may also be acute or longstanding and vary in intensity. Understanding […]
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The biopsychosocial model of infant development
The biopsychosocial model Clinicians working with infants and their parents are often called upon to consider a range of issues from both the infant’s and the parents’ points of view. Many concerns that are presented in a clinical setting may be described in a linear way, as a straightforward problem such as ‘He won’t eat’ […]
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Current models of early development and intervention
Current accounts of early development describe the infant’s move towards selfregulation and self-organisation in the context of the relationship with his mother or the primary carer. The attachment relationship and the quality of infant–carer interaction have a major influence on early neurobiological and psychosocial developmental processes. Contemporary models of infancy also emphasise infant competencies (or […]
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The significance of early experience
The significance of early experience Debate about the significance of the infant experience has been going on for some time and is referred to as the ‘continuity debate’. Some theorists see infant experience as crucial in setting lifelong, relatively unchanging patterns. Discontinuity theorists argue that later life experience can change early patterns and that infancy […]
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types of temperaments in children
types of temperaments in children Temperament has been defined as ‘a behavioural and physiological profile that is under some genetic control…a changing, but coherent, profile of behaviour and emotion linked to an inherited physiology’ (Kagan, 1997, p. 269). Thomas and Chess (1977) originally suggested three temperamental or behavioural categories (easy, slow to warm up and […]
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secure attachment style in relationships
secure attachment style in relationships An attachment relationship is an enduring affective relationship with a particular preferred individual, usually the person who provides most of the primary caregiving, and from whom the infant seeks security and comfort. A major developmental task for an infant in the first year of life is the establishment of an […]
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