期刊名称：Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
电子版ISSN：0973-1342
出版年度：2007
卷号：3
期号：04
页码：105-112
出版社：Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
摘要：John Bowlby postulated that human beings are under pressures of natural selection to
evolve behavioural patterns since early in life, such as proximity seeking, smiling, and
clinging, that evoke reciprocal caretaking behaviour in adults, such as touching, holding, and
soothing.
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These behaviours promote the development of an enduring, emotional tone
between infant and caregiver, which constitutes attachment. From these parental responses,
the infant develops internal models of the self and others that function as templates for later
relationships and beliefs including expectations of acceptance and rejection. A secure
attachment should engender a positive, coherent, and consistent self-image combined with a
sense of trust on others and a positive expectation of acceptance and response.
