Bowlby: Attachment and Maternal Deprivation

In the 1930s a young psychiatrist noticed how many of the disturbed children he saw had been separated from their parents in early life.

This was John Bowlby whose work had a massive influence on how psychologists thought about child development.

This film explains the key aspects of his classic theory of attachment: the innate need to bond, the care of an attachment figure and maternal deprivation.

An ideal introduction to support students starting this topic.