Mary Ainsworth's Strange-Situation procedure is now basic to an understanding of infant-parent interactions and thus of later emotional development. From her work in Uganda and the United States and from close collaboration with the British psychiatrist John Bowlby, Ainsworth gives us a new understanding of the great impact that very early emotional experiences have on personality development throughout life.
Attachment and the Growth of Love details the developmental course of attachment behavior and the different patterns that are captured by the controlled observational techniques used in the Strange-Situation procedure. Using archival sources (including the Harlow primate studies) and new footage, the video also gives students a sense of how psychological research is conducted and used in therapeutic situations. Viewers will learn about different styles of parent-child attachment how they are assessed and how the understanding of them can be of benefit therapeutically.
Available As: DVD with Learning Guide and Discussion Topic Handouts
Languages: Closed Captioned English or Open Captioned Spanish
Produced By: Davidson Films
Running Time: 35 minutes