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Thus, just as animals of many species, including man, are disposed to respond with fear to sudden movement or a marked change in level of sound or light because to do so has a survival value, so are many species, including man, disposed to respond to separation from a potentially caregiving figure and for the same reasons.

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Behind the mask of indifference is bottomless misery and behind apparent callousness, despair.

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John Bowlby

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Born: February 26, 1907
Died: September 2, 1990 (aged 83)
Bio: Edward John Mostyn Bowlby was a British psychologist, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst, notable for his interest in child development and for his pioneering work in attachment theory.
Known for:
  1. A Secure Base (1988)
  2. Child care and the growth of love (1953)
  3. The making & breaking of affectional bonds (1979)
  4. Separation: Anxiety and Anger (1973)
  5. Maternal Care & Mental Health (1951)

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