A Secure Base - Softcover

Bowlby, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0465075975 ISBN 13: 9780465075973

Publisher: Basic Books, 1988

Synopsis

The world-famous psychiatrist and author of the classic works Attachment, Separation, and Loss offers important guidelines for child rearing based on the crucial role of early intimate relationships.

About this title

About the Author:

John Bowlby is honorary staff member of the Tavistock Clinic in London.

From Library Journal:

This collection of recent lectures by a British psychiatrist supports the theory that there are three patterns of parent-child attachmentsecure, anxious resistant, and anxious avoidantand explores the consequences of all three. Bowlby affirms that the psychologically healthy person is one who has learned to explore the world confidently, returning to an attachment figure for affirmation and comfort when necessary. The sections on delinquency and family violence and on adults suffering from an "amnesia" imposed on them as children are compelling in their practical applications. Recommended for academic libraries but of limited value to the layperson or parent. Nancy M. Laskowski, Free Lib. of Philadelphia
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About this edition

• Publisher: Basic Books
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0465075975
• ISBN 13: 9780465075973
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 225