Human attachment security is mediated by the amygdala: evidence from combined fMRI and psychophysiological measures.
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Attachment theory proposes that all
human being are born with an innate need to bond to others as a means of comfort,
security, and survival.
Attachment to a protective and loving caregiver who provides
security and support is a basic
human need, rooted in millions of years of evolution.
Human infants are instinctively inclined to form
attachments: Infants instinctively reach out for the safety and
security of a «secure base» with a reliable caregiver; parents instinctively protect, nurture and love their offspring.
To summarize a large body of work, the theory of
attachment describes what happens in
human relationships when children begin life by developing either (1) confidence in the dependability and availability of others or (2) a sense that there is little
security in important relationships.
What I want to focus on in this interview article are adult
attachment styles and how having a better understanding of them can help us to have the safety and
security every
human heart longs for.»
We expected this factor to be associated with more proximity seeking by the dogs analogously to recent
human findings suggesting that the parents» responsiveness to infant distress rather than to non-distress predicts children
attachment security (Davidov and Grusec, 2006; Leerkes, 2011).
Of the various component of
human parenting, maternal sensitivity has been linked to the safe haven effect and to
attachment security in general in
human infants (Leerkes, 2011).
Assessments of cognitive and socioemotional competence at 4 years and kindergarten age suggested a protective effect of secure infant
attachment but little benefit from secure preschool
attachment.This study was supported by Grants MCJ - 540615 and R40 MC 00091 from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Title V, Social
Security Act), Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and
Human Services and by Grant MH48395 from the National Institute of Mental Health, Department of Health and
Human Services.