Provides a comprehensive report on the mother-child bond and the emotional effects of and behavioral response to maternal deprivation. A young child when removed from his mother and placed with strangers is distressed; subsequently he often becomes despairing and, later still, …
Ethological attachment theory is a landmark of 20th century social and behavioral sciences theory and research. This new paradigm for understanding primary relationships across the lifespan evolved from John Bowlby's critique of psychoanalytic drive theory and his own clinical o…
"Mother-Infant Attachment and Psychoanalysis argues that shame can develop during the first six months of life through an unreflecting look in the mother's eyes, and that this shame is internalized by the infant and reverberates through its later life. Mary Ayers further expands…
The author describes how certain forms of care within the world of animals caused new ways of engaging and understanding people. She argues that if young animals were to survive in a world of scarce food, they needed to be cared for by their mothers and by siblings, aunts, fathe…
Research into social behaviour in animals has often focused on aggression, yet members of social species are far more likely to interact with each other in a positive way. Animal Friendships explores non-sexual bonding behaviours in a range of mammalian and avian species. Throug…
This volume explores the complex interaction and the importance of early communication between mother and baby from pregnancy to the first early months of development. It provides a rich and detailed study of this earliest relationship, and makes a significant and valuable contr…
This book is an attempt to describe, through an observational study from pregnancy to the early months of postnatal life, the complex interactions between mother and baby. The infants the author observed showed amazing skills at engaging their mothers in conversation. Psychology…
This volume explores the complex interaction and the importance of early communication between mother and baby from pregnancy to the first early months of development. It provides a rich and detailed study of this earliest relationship, and makes a significant and valuable contr…
This groundbreaking book takes us around the world in search of birth models that work in order to improve the standard of care for mothers and families everywhere. The contributors describe examples of maternity services from both developing countries and wealthy industrialized…
