Bowlby's child development. Maternal deprivation hypothoses

'MOTHER LOVE IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD IS AS IMPORTANT FOR MAENTAL HEALTH AS ARE VITAMINS AND PROTEINS FOR PHYSICAL HEALTH' (BOWLBY 1953). DESCRIBE AND DISCUSS THE ABOVE QUOTE WITH REFERENCE TO BOWLBY'S WORK. The major and related components of Bowlby's theory of development are concerned with maternal deprivation, especially the effects of separation from their mothers on young children, and the explanation for these effects in terms of the nature of their attachment to her. Bowlby's …

…onclusion, we can see that Bowlby's studies have had a great impact on the world of child psychology. As to whether we can agree with his statement, "Mother love in infancy and childhood is as important for mental health as are vitamins and proteins for physical health" is up to the individual. There are many positive points to his studies, as we have already seen, however as with most psychologists he has his critics.