Separation: Anxiety And Anger
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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In the landmark second volume of his trilogy, Attachment and Loss, the celebrated British psychiatrist and psychoanalyst John Bowlby presents a groundbreaking scientific examination of the profound psychological consequences that arise when the critical bond between a child and their caregiver is severed. Separation: Anxiety and Anger chronicles the observable behaviours and deep emotional responses — from protest and despair to detachment — that children exhibit when separated from their primary attachment figures, drawing on decades of clinical research and direct observation to construct an irrefutable case for the biological roots of human anxiety. Bowlby's work stands as a cornerstone of developmental psychology, fundamentally reshaping how clinicians, parents, and policymakers understand early childhood development and mental health. His writing is methodical yet deeply empathetic, blending rigorous scientific argument with compassionate insight, and his attachment theory continues to influence therapeutic practice worldwide. One cannot read his meticulous unpacking of anxiety and anger as adaptive — not pathological — responses without questioning everything previously assumed about the inner emotional life of the child.
Author: John Bowlby
Format: Paperback
Genre: Psychology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the landmark second volume of his trilogy, Attachment and Loss, the celebrated British psychiatrist and psychoanalyst John Bowlby presents a groundbreaking scientific examination of the profound psychological consequences that arise when the critical bond between a child and their caregiver is severed. Separation: Anxiety and Anger chronicles the observable behaviours and deep emotional responses — from protest and despair to detachment — that children exhibit when separated from their primary attachment figures, drawing on decades of clinical research and direct observation to construct an irrefutable case for the biological roots of human anxiety. Bowlby's work stands as a cornerstone of developmental psychology, fundamentally reshaping how clinicians, parents, and policymakers understand early childhood development and mental health. His writing is methodical yet deeply empathetic, blending rigorous scientific argument with compassionate insight, and his attachment theory continues to influence therapeutic practice worldwide. One cannot read his meticulous unpacking of anxiety and anger as adaptive — not pathological — responses without questioning everything previously assumed about the inner emotional life of the child.