Abstract

DALBEM, Juliana Xavier  and  DELL'AGLIO, Débora Dalbosco. Attachment theory: conceptual bases and the development of working models. Arq. bras. psicol. [online]. 2005, vol.57, n.1, pp. 12-24. ISSN 1809-5267.

This article makes a revision of the Attachment Theory (AT), showing the initial ideas of Bowlby, theoretical and conceptual influences, principal contributions and classical researches which have formed the base of AT, as well as new formulations and concepts. The main concepts are examined, such as attachment, the attachment behaviour, working models and patterns of attachment. The building process of attachment patterns is examined, as well as their manifestations in different phases of the life cycle, including the very early childhood, childhood, adolescence and adult life. The stability of the patterns during the development and the hypotheses related to each pattern are discussed too. Since the Brazilian researches on this approach are practically restricted to attachment in childhood, unlike others countries, which are extending the AT to other phases of development, considerations about the necessity of more researches in Brazil focusing the approach of AT, mainly in adolescents, are presented.

Keywords : Desenvolvimento; Modelos  internos; Attachment; Development; Working model.

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