Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak, tells stories about the interactions between a little bear and his mother, who is, in Sendak’s words, “the best of a mother”(173). However, is a mother’s success in establishing secure attachment with a child a necessity for the child to develop the idea of mentalization? Furthermore, if maternal function can always influence a child’s development in mentalization positively or not? Another Sendak’s picture book, Where the Wild Things Are, can also be used
Attachment Theory in the Therapeutic Alliance ....the therapist role is analogous to that of a mother who provides her son a secure base from which to explore the world (Bowlby, 1988). I was always intrigued by the fact that psychotherapy inevitably involves a kind of interaction between two (or more) people who bring with them their own baggage to the therapy. The client is the one who is being ‘helped’ in and from the process of therapy but self growth and personal development is bidirectional
The importance of attachment in early life cannot be emphasised enough. Over the last century or so this has been recognised as one of, if not the most significant stage of development in a human being’s life. With the aid of works from noted theorists such as Bowlby, Ainsworth, Harlow, and Main, this paper will focus on attachment and its many effects and influences from infancy to death and even carrying on through future generations. Attachment theory originated from the research of psychoanalyst
Practice Analysis This practice analysis will explore and focus and reflect on social work interventions and strategies with one of my family’s that I significant role within the Think Family, Family support team. The practice analysis will also demonstrate my reflection on my Practice skills, knowledge, feelings and key applications and models to promote best social work practice. Furthermore my experiences through self and critical reflection. Schon (1993) considers critical reflective practice
This essay will provide an explanation as to why child abuse happens in society. It will critically discuss the attempt of psychological and sociological theories to explain why child abuse exists. Abuse can seriously damage children and the effects of abuse can occur right up to adulthood. There is a high chance that children that have gone through abuse will have physical and mental issues, social dysfunctions such as insecurity and they may find it difficult to form relationships in adulthood
The theory of Gottredson and Hirschi (1990) is the most popular theory in explaining crime. It originated from pure classical theory that people seek to enhance their own pleasure in committing criminal acts without special predisposition. As a whole, the theory is then called today as control theories which emphasize the prevention of crime through consequences painful to the individual in respect to their location and sanctions systems. The theory of Gottfredson and Hirschi became popular because
family, the single parent and the children. The measures being included in this study was that becoming a single parent can involve considerable role strain. When a father assumes primary custody, his roles expand as he takes on full responsibility for child care and household maintenance. Now that there is only one sole provider for the household all the responsibilities lie on one parent. This study has researched that fathers generally seem to cope more effectively with the transition to single parenthood
This article explores representation of women in short stories written by women writers from the state of Karnataka, India. The seven different stories selected for analysis are – (1) The Two Paintings (2) Mother, (3) Second Marriage, (4) Roowariya Lakshmi, (5) Dog’s Tail, (6) The Third Eye, and (7) The One Who Left Forever. Each of these stories represents women who play different roles that were archetypal of the social milieu of the times. The authors were preoccupied with women’s suffering, status
Romantic texts allows for exploration of both the Romantic notion of the Sublime and the imaginative virtue of youth. In both the poetry of Samuel Coleridge and the film Bright Star directed by Jane Champion significant ideas are conveyed through analysis of the natural world, through which we are intellectually challenged by the depth of humanity’s relationship with nature as well as emotionally compelled by the valorisation of children due to their acute interaction with the sublime. This is also
(2013). The authoritative parenting style is about setting limits, reasoning with kids, and being responsive to their emotional needs. This approach is common in middle class settings throughout the world, and it’s linked with the most successful child outcomes. Kids raised by authoritative parents are more likely to become independent, self-reliant, socially accepted, academically successful, and well-behaved. They are less likely to report depression and anxiety, and less likely to engage in antisocial