Book description
In this classic work of psychology John Bowlby examines the processes
that take place in attachment and separation and shows how experimental
studies of children provide us with a recognizable behaviour pattern
which is confirmed by discoveries in the biological sciences. He makes
clear that human attachment is an instinctive response to the need for
protection against predators, and one as important for survival as
nutrition and reproduction.
John Bowlby (1907 - 1990) was educated at the University of Cambridge
and University College Hospital, London. After qualifying in medicine,
he specialised in child psychiatry and psychoanalysis. In 1946 he
joined the staff of the Tavistock Clinic where his research and
influential publications contributed to far-reaching changes in the
ways children are treated and to radical new thinking about the social
and emotional development of human beings.
He held honorary degrees from the Universities of Cambridge and
Leicester and received awards from professional and scientific bodies,
including the Royal College of Psychiatrists, the British Paediatric
Association, the American Psychological Association and the New York
Academy of Medicine.
